Galanthus plicatus subspecies are recognized: "Galanthus plicatus" is native from eastern Europe (Romania, Ukraine and Crimea) through Turkey to the north-west Caucasus. "G. plicatus" subsp. "plicatus" is found throughout the range of the species, "G. plicatus" subsp. "byzantinus" only in north-west Turkey. The species is found in woodland and scrub, usually in shade. Galanthus plicatus Galanthus plicatus is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native from Romania, Ukraine and Crimea in eastern Europe to north Turkey and the north-west Caucasus in Asia. "Galanthus plicatus" is a bulbous perennial plant, growing to about 15 cm tall. Its leaves are bluish
Chlamydomonas nivalis "C. nivalis" is complex, it also helps the algae exploit its niche and survive unfavourable conditions. As a result, "C. nivalis" is one of the best known and studied snow algae. When taking account of the photoprotective effect of its secondary carotenoid, astaxanthin, among the other adaptive mechanisms to its extreme habitat, it can be understood how "C. nivalis" became so dominant in microbial snow algae communities. Green motile offspring are produced in the spring and throughout the summer. They develop into red dormant cysts, the stage where this organism spends most of its life cycle, as the winter season