Allium ericetorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Polyprason
Species:
A. ericetorum
Binomial name
Allium ericetorum
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Allium ambiguum DC.
  • Allium ericetorum subsp. pseudosuaveolens (Zahar.) Ciocârlan
  • Allium graminifolium Pers.
  • Allium haussmannii Rouy
  • Allium ochroleucum Waldst. & Kit.
  • Allium ochroleucum var. ericetorum (Thore) Nyman
  • Allium ochroleucum subsp. pseudosuaveolens Zahar.
  • Allium odorum Lapeyr.
  • Allium pseudo-ochroleucum Schur
  • Allium suaveolens Duby
  • Allium szurulense Lerchenf. ex Kanitz
  • Allium xanthicum Griseb. & Schenk

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 brown anthers. Ovary is green.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ Kell, S.P. (2011). "Allium ericetorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172158A6839004. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172158A6839004.en. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  2. ^ The Plant List
  3. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Aglio giallastro. Allium ericetorum
  5. ^ Thore, Jean. 1803. Essai d'une Chloris 123.
  6. ^ Ciocârlan, Vasile. 2009. Flora Ilustrata a României. Pteridophyta et Spermatophyta. p 1083, as Allium ericetorum subsp. pseudosuaveolens
  7. ^ Zahariadi, Constantine. 1966. Flora Republicii Socialiste România. [Bucuresti] Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Române 11: 238. as Allium ochroleucum subsp. pseudosuaveolens

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