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Allium flavum, the small yellow onion [4] or yellow-flowered garlic, [5] is a species of flowering plant in the genus Allium. A bulbous herbaceous perennial , it is native to the lands surrounding the Mediterranean , Black , and Caspian Seas , from areas like France and Morocco to Iran and Kazakhstan .
Allium flavum (yellow) and Allium carinatum (purple). Allium is a large genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants with around 1000 accepted species, [4] [5] making Allium the largest genus in the family Amaryllidaceae and amongst the largest plant genera in the world. [6]
Allium giganteum, common name giant onion or giant leek, is an Asian species of onion, native to central and southwestern Asia but cultivated in many countries as a flowering garden plant. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is the tallest species of Allium in common cultivation, growing to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft).
Allium caeruleum (blue globe onion, blue ornamental onion, blue-of-the-heavens, blue-flowered garlic; syn. Allium azureum Ledeb.) is an ornamental bulbous plant of the onion genus, native to Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Siberia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Xinjiang). [3] [4] [5] In these regions, it is found on dry slopes, plains, and ...
Allium bigelovii [6] (also A. bigelowii [7]) S.Watson; Allium bilgeae Yıld. Allium bilgilii H.Duman & Eksi; Allium bingoelense Yıld. & Kılıç; Allium birkinshawii Mouterde; Allium bisceptrum S.Watson – twincrest onion, Aspen onion; Allium bisotunense R.M.Fritsch; Allium blandum Wall. Allium blomfieldianum Asch. & Schweinf. Allium ...
Allium cristophii, the Persian onion or star of Persia, [6] [7] is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Iran, Turkey, and Turkmenistan, though grown as an ornamental bulbous plant in many parts of the world. [3] It may be sold under the synonym of Allium albopilosum.
Allium ericetorum is a species of Allium widespread across much of southern and central Europe, from Portugal to Ukraine. [3] [4] Allium ericetorum is a perennial herb growing from a bulb. Scape is up to 50 cm tall, round in cross-section. Umbel is hemispherical, with 15–45 bell-shaped white flowers. Stamens are longer than the tepals, with ...
Allium sphaerocephalon produces egg-shaped bulbs. Small bulblets are present under the outer layer of the stem (making the plant potentially invasive when grown in gardens). ). Flowers are borne on a scape up to 50 cm in height, in a spherical to egg-shaped umbel, 1–6 cm in diameter, tightly packed with many flowers crowded toget