Allium desertorum is a species of onion found in Israel, Jordan, Palestine, and Egypt (including Sinai).[2] It is a small bulb-forming perennial; flowers are white with purple midveins along the tepals.[3][4][5][6][7]

Allium desertorum
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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. desertorum
Binomial name
Allium desertorum
Synonyms[1][2]

Allium modestum Boiss.

References

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  1. ^ The Plant List
  2. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ "Flora of Israel Online, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Allium desertorum". Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  4. ^ Forsskål, Pehr. 1775. Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica 72. in Latin
  5. ^ Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
  6. ^ Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  7. ^ Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
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