Allium atroviolaceum is a species of flowering plant in the Amaryllidaceae family.[1] it is commonly called the broadleaf wild leek, and is native to Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, southern European Russia and the Caucasus, but widely cultivated in other regions as a food source and for its ornamental value. The species is sparingly naturalized in parts of the United States (Illinois, Kentucky, Virginia, and North and South Carolina)[2] and also in southeastern Europe (Italy, Greece, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Ukraine and the Balkans).[3][4]
| Broadleaf wild leek | |
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| Allium atroviolaceum found in Russia, Krasnodar Krai, Ust-Labinsk, banks of Kuban River | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Subgenus: | A. subg. Allium |
| Species: | A. atroviolaceum
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium atroviolaceum | |
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Allium atroviolaceum is a perennial herb producing a large round bulb. Scape is up to 100 cm long. Leaves are broadly linear. Umbel is spherical with many purple or red-violet flowers crowded together.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ "Allium atroviolaceum Boiss". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ^ United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service plant profile
- ^ Altervista Schede di Botanica, Allium atroviolaceum
- ^ World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Agroatlas, Interactive Agricultural Atlas of Russia and neighboring countries, Allium atroviolaceum
- ^ Boissier, Pierre Edmond. 1846. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum, ser. 1, 7: 112.
External links edit
- Agroatlas, Interactive Agricultural Ecological Atlas of Russia and Neighboring Countries, Allium atroviolaceum
- Acta Plantarum Galleria della Flora Italiana, Allium atroviolaceum Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Flora nel Salento e Anche Altrove, Allium atroviolaceum Boiss - Amaryllidaceae - Aglio viola scuro
- Trek Nature, Allium atroviolaceum, Artanish Peninsula (on Lake Sevan in Armenia)
- Növényhatározó Sötét hagyma, Allium atroviolaceum (in Hungarian) Archived 2018-04-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Plantarium, Определитель растений on-line, Описание таксона, Allium atroviolaceum Boiss. (in Russian) Archived 2018-05-05 at the Wayback Machine