Spring Garlic facts for kids
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Species synonymy
Allium album var. purpurascens Maire & Weiller
Allium chamaemoly Viv. 1824, illegitimate homonym not L. 1753 Allium humbertii Maire Allium subhirsutum Desf. Allium subhirsutum Rchb. Allium subhirsutum var. canariense Regel Allium subhirsutum f. purpurascens (Maire & Weiller) Vindt Allium subhirsutum var. purpurascens (Maire & Weiller) Maire & Weiller Allium subhirsutum var. subvillosum (Salzm. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Ball Allium subhirsutum subsp. subvillosum (Salzm. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Duyfjes Allium subhirsutum var. vernale (Tineo) Bonnet & Barratte Allium vernale Tineo |
Allium subvillosum, the Spring Garlic, is a European and North African species of wild onion native to southern Iberia, the Balearic Islands, Sicily, northern Africa (Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, and the Canary Islands) and the Azores where it might be introduced.
Allium subvillosum is a bulb-forming perennial up to 30 cm tall. Leaves are long and narrow, with long white hairs clearly visible to the naked eye. Umbel is hemispherical, with 15-20 flowers on long pedicels. Flowers are white with yellow anthers.
- formerly included
Allium subvillosum var. clusianum, now called Allium subhirsutum
See also
In Spanish: Allium subvillosum para niños
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