Category: Allium

Allium triquetrum L., Sp. Pl. 300 1753. (syn: Allium medium G.Don; Allium opizii Wolfner; Briseis triquetra (L.) Salisb.; Nectaroscordum triquetrum (L.) Galasso & Banfi); . W. & Central Medit.: Algeria, Baleares, Corse, France, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia; Introduced: Argentina Northeast, Azores, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Falkland Is., Great Britain, Ireland, Madeira, New South Wales, New Zealand […]

Allium bisceptrum S.Watson, Botany [Fortieth Parallel] 5: 351 1871. (syn: Allium bisceptrum var. palmeri (S.Watson) Cronquist; Allium bisceptrum var. utahense M.E.Jones; Allium palmeri S.Watson); . W. U.S.A. to W. New Mexico: Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah as per POWO; . Allium for ID from California-GS29112021-4: 3 high res. images. Allium for ID from University of California Botanical Garden, 22-4-2019 Allium […]

Allium fistulosum L., Sp. Pl. 301 1753. (syn: Allium bouddae Debeaux; Allium kashgaricum Prokh.; Cepa fissilis Garsault; Cepa fistulosa (L.) Gray; Cepa ventricosa Moench; Kepa fistulosa (L.) Raf.; Phyllodolon fistulosum (L.) Salisb.; Porrum fistulosum (L.) Schur); . China North-Central, China South-Central; Introduced into: Alaska, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, France, Illinois, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kriti, Magadan, Northwest Territorie, Norway, Seychelles, Solomon Is., […]

Allium victorialis L., Sp. Pl. 295 1753. (syn: Allium anguinum Bubani; Allium convallarifolium Pall. ex Ledeb.; Allium longibulbum Dulac; Allium plantaginense Willk. & Lange; Allium plantagineum Lam.; Allium reticulatum St.-Lag.; Anguinum victorialis (L.) Fourr.; Berenice victorialis (L.) Salisb.; Caloscordum victorialis (L.) Banfi & Galasso; Cepa victorialis (L.) Moench; Geboscon lanceolatum Raf.; Geboscon triphylum Raf.); , Europe to Himalaya: Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, France, […]

Allium giganteum Regel, Gartenflora 32: 91 1883. (syn: Allium procerum Trautv. ex Regel); NE. Iran to C. Asia as per WCSP; Afghanistan; Iran; Tadzhikistan; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan as per Catalogue of Life;   Allium giganteum from California-GS03022020-2 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3) Allium giganteum Regel Common name: Giant onion Tallest species in […]

Allium falcifolium Hook. & Arn., Bot. Beechey Voy. 400 1840. (syn: Allium breweri S.Watson; Allium falcifolium var. breweri (S.Watson) M.E.Jones); SW. Oregon to NW. California as per WCSP;   Allium falcifolium from California-GS03022020-1 : 2 posts by 1 author. Attachments (2) Allium falcifolium Hook. & Arn. Common names: Scytheleaf onion, Coast flatstem onion  Bulbous perennial with […]

Allium chinense G.Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 6: 83 1827. (syn: Allium bakeri Regel; Allium bodinieri H.Lév. & Vaniot; Allium exsertum G.Don; Allium exsertum Baker [Illegitimate]; Allium martini H.Lév. & Vaniot; Allium splendens Miq. [Illegitimate]; Caloscordum exsertum (G.Don) Herb.); Common name: Chinese Onion, Naga garlic, Chinese scallion, Glittering chive, Japanese scallion, Kiangsi scallion • […]

Allium prattii C.H.Wright, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 36: 124 1903. (syn: Allium cannifolium H.Lév.; Allium ellipticum Wall. ex Kunth [Invalid]; Allium prattii var. ellipticum F.T.Wang & Tang; Allium prattii var. vinicolor F.T.Wang & Tang; Allium victorialis var. angustifolium Hook.f.); Nepal to C. China as per WCSP; China North-Central; China South-Central; China Southeast; East Himalaya; Myanmar; […]

Allium cepa ?;   Plant for ID :: Govindghat-Ghangaria, Uttarakhand :: Aug 2018 :: ARKSEP-36 : 7 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2) Is it possible to ID these buds seen along the Govindghat-Ghangaria trail, Uttarakhand in Aug 2018. They were seen very close to the river. pyaaz kali Looks like flower buds of Allium […]

Allium jacquemontii Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 399 1843. (syn: . Afghanistan; Pakistan; Tadzhikistan; Tibet; West Himalaya; Xinjiang as per Catalogue of Life; . Allium rubellum for confirmation : 14 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5) – around 800 kb each. Allium rubellum Family – Amaryllidaceae Experts please confirm id. It was found growing in wild […]

Allium christophii Trautv. (Syn: Allium christophii Trautv.; Caloscordum cristophii (Trautv.) Banfi & Galasso; Allium albopilosum C.H.Wright; Allium bodeanum Regel; Allium walteri Regel);   Garden Plant for ID : New York : 13SEP17 : AK-11 : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Garden plant seen at Battery Park, Manhattan, New York in the third week […]

Allium semenovii Regel, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 41(1): 449 1868. (Syn: Allium semenovii var. versicolor Regel; Allium tristylum Regel; Allium tristylum var. rubescens Regel; Allium tristylum var. versicolor Regel); Common name: Semenov’s Onion C. Asia to NW. China as per WCSP; This species is native to both temperate and tropical Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrygstan, China […]

Allium oreoprasum Schrenk, Bull. Sci. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 10: 354 1842.; C. Asia to W. Tibet as per WCSP; Re: Is this Allium oreoprasum Schrenk? – new for efi :  1 post by 1 author. As “light relief” from more complicated and time-consuming genera combined with the pleasure of viewing ‘habitat’ images in the mountains, I […]

Allium carolinianum DC., Liliac. 2: t. 101 1804. (Syn: Allium aitchisonii Boiss. [Illegitimate]; Allium obtusifolium Klotzsch; Allium platyspathum var. falcatum Regel; Allium platystylum Regel; Allium polyphyllum Kar. & Kir.; Allium polyphyllum var. nudicaule Regel; Allium thomsonii Baker); . C. Asia to Himalaya as per WCSP; . Fwd: Allium carolinianum : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments […]

Allium przewalskianum Regel, Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 3(2): 164 1875. (Syn: Allium jacquemontii Regel [Illegitimate]; Allium jacquemontii var. parviflorum (Ledeb.) Aswal; Allium junceum Jacquem. ex Baker [Illegitimate]; Allium przewalskianum var. planifolium Regel; Allium rubellum var. parviflorum Ledeb.; Allium stenophyllum Wall. [Invalid]; Allium stoliczkii Regel); Common name: Chives Himalaya to China (as per WCSP) Allium […]

Allium stracheyi Baker, J. Bot. 12: 293 1874. (Syn: Allium longistaminum Royle [Invalid]);  Images by D.S.Rawat     Bulb – raw or cooked. Leaves – raw or cooked. Dried and used as a flavouring[177]. Flowers – raw. Used as a garnish on salads.  Although no specific mention of medicinal uses has been seen for this […]

     04032011GS2 for ID from Delhi: The herb has all characteristics of Allium, but no trace of any onion or garlic smell Leaves linear, flat, about 1 cm wide, all basal, upto 25 cm long Scape about 30-40 cm long, flowers subumbellate, subtended by spathaceous bract Flowers white, about 8-9 mm across; filaments without any […]

Allium ursinum L., Sp. Pl. 300 1753. (Syn: Aglitheis ursina (L.) Raf.; Allium latifolium Gilib. [Invalid]; Allium longipetiolatum St.-Lag.; Allium nemorale Salisb.; Allium petiolatum Lam.; Allium ucrainicum (Oksner & Kleopow) Bordz.; Allium ursinoides G.Don ex Sweet; Allium ursinum subsp. ucrainicum Oksner & Kleopow; Allium ursinum var. ucrainicum (Oksner & Kleopow) Soó; Allium ursinum subsp. ucrainicum […]

Allium ampeloprasum L. , Sp. Pl. 294 1753. (Syn: Allium adscendens Kunth; Allium albescens Guss.; Allium ampeloprasum var. babingtonii (Borrer) Syme ……………….; Allium ascendens Ten.; Allium babingtonii Borrer; Allium bertolonii De Not.; Allium byzantinum K.Koch; Allium duriaeanum Regel [Illegitimate]; Allium durieuanum Walp.; Allium gasparrinii Guss.; Allium halleri G.Don [Illegitimate]; Allium holmense Mill. ex Kunth; Allium kurrat […]

Allium sativum L., Sp. Pl. 296 1753. (Syn: Allium arenarium Sadler ex Rchb. ; Allium arenarium Sadler ex Rchb.; Allium longicuspis Regel; Allium ophioscorodon Link; Allium pekinense Prokh.; Allium scorodoprasum var. viviparum Regel; Allium scorodoprasum subsp. viviparum (Regel) K.Richt.; Porrum ophioscorodon (Link) Rchb.; Porrum sativum (L.) Rchb.  ..); . Fruits & Vegetables Week: Allium sativum, […]