Kingdom Plantae Clade Monocots Family Amaryllidaceae Rank Species | Clade Angiosperms Order Asparagales Subfamily Allioideae | |
Similar Onions, Allium nebrodense, Allium moschatum, Allium ericetorum, Allium paniculatum |
Allium subvillosum, Spring Garlic, is a European and North African species of wild onion native to southern Spain, the Balearic Islands, southern Portugal, Sicily and northern Africa (Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, the Azores, and the Canary Islands).
Allium subvillosum is a bulb-forming perennial up to 30 cm tall. Leaves are long and narrow, with long white hairs clearly visible to the naked eye. Umbel is hemispherical, with 15-20 flowers on long pedicels. Flowers are white with yellow anthers.
Allium subvillosum var. clusianum, now called Allium subhirsutum
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