Allium cassium

Allium cassium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Species:
A. cassium
Binomial name
Allium cassium
Synonyms[1]
  • Allium roseum var. cassium (Boiss.) Regel
  • Allium cydni Schott & Kotschy
  • Allium roseum var. puberulum Regel
  • Allium cassium var. hirtellum Boiss.
  • Allium troodi H.Lindb.

Allium cassium is a species of flowering plant in the Amaryllidaceae family.[2] It is a wild onion native to Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, and Cyprus.[1][3][4][5][6]

Description

Allium cassium has a stem that ranges from 10 to 25cm (3.93-9.84 inches) in height and thin linear leaves of a slightly smaller size. It grows from bulbs, usually in clusters. Its flowers are white or light pink and bell-shaped. Additionally, they are 7 to 10mm long.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ "Allium cassium Boiss". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Boissier, Pierre Edmond 1882. Flora Orientalis 5: 271-272 in Latin
  4. ^ Boissier, Pierre Edmond 1854. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium novarum ser. 1, 13: 28 in Latin
  5. ^ Tropicos, Allium cassium Boiss.
  6. ^ Wild Flowers of Israel, Allium cassium photo by Eli Livne
  7. ^ "Allium cassium- Alpine Garden Society".


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