Allium caspium facts for kids

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Scientific classification
Genus:	Allium
Species:	caspium
Synonyms
Allium brahuicum Boiss. Amaryllis caspia (Pall.) Willd. Crinum caspium Pall. Allium baissunense Lipsky Allium rhodanthum Vved.

Allium caspium is a species of onions named for the Caspian Sea. It is native to the southern parts of European Russia, as well as central and southwestern Asia

Varieties

Two formal botanical varieties are recognized:

Allium caspium subsp. baissunense (Lipsky) F.O.Khass. & R.M.Fritsch - Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Allium caspium subsp. caspium - European Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, northern Caucasus, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan

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