Allium acutiflorum
| Aglio occidentale | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Tribe: | Allieae |
| 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.[3][4]
References
- ↑ IUCN. "Allium acutiflorum: Draper, D., Branca, F. & Donnini, D.". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2011-1.rlts.t172077a6836475.en.
- ↑ "Allium abbasii". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- 1 2 "Allium acutiflorum [Aglio a fiori acuti]". luirig.altervista.org (in Italian). Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- ↑ Loiseleur-Deslongchamps, Jean Louis Auguste (1809). Journal de botanique, rédigé par une société de botanistes (in French). 2. Paris: Chez Gabriel Dufour et Compagnie. p. 279.
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