Allium acutiflorum
| Aglio occidentale | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. acutiflorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Allium acutiflorum Loisel. | |
Allium acutiflorum is a plant species in the amaryllis family native to northwestern Italy (Liguria) and to southeastern France (including Corsica).[1][2][3]
Allium acutiflorum has a single spherical bulb. Scape is up to 40 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are linear, tapering toward the tip, up to 15 cm long. Umbel is spherical, with about 40 flowers. Tepals are purple with a darker purple midvein.[4][5]
References
- ↑ IUCN Red List of Endangered Species, Allium acutiflorum
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, Aglio a fiori acuti, Allium acutiflorum Loisel.
- ↑ Altervista Scede di Botanica, Allium acutifolium
- ↑ Loiseleur-Deslongchamps, Jean Louis Auguste. 1809. Journal de Botanique, rédigé par une société de botanistes 2: 279. Paris.
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