Galanthus plicatus, the pleated snowdrop,[4] is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to eastern Europe and western Asia.

[3] In 1893, Baker described Galanthus byzantinus from north-western Turkey as a separate species, differing in possessing green marks at the base as well as the tip of the inner three tepals.

[7][8] Two subspecies are recognized: Galanthus plicatus occurs from eastern Europe (Romania, Ukraine and Crimea) through Turkey to the north-west Caucasus.

[5] Ii is a red book species in Ukraine, and in the Crimean Tatar language it's called aqbardaq - white cup.

[11] Galanthus plicatus[4] and the cultivar 'Three Ships' [12] are both recipients of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.