Allium agrigentinum explained

Allium agrigentinum is a plant species in the Amaryllis family, endemic to the Italian Island of Sicily in the Mediterranean.^{[1] [2]} Initial collections were made in or near the Riserva naturale integrale Macalube di Aragona Wildlife Sanctuary.^[3]

Allium agrigentinum has a light brown bulb up to 20 mm long. Scape is up to 40 cm tall. The umbel is hemispherical with uneven pedicels. Flowers are narrowly bell-shaped with pinkish-purple tepals.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=294919 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=allium+agrigentinum Altervista Flora Italiana, Aglio d'Agrigento, Allium agrigentinum Brullo & Pavone
3. Salvatore Brullo & Pietro Pavone. 2002. Informatore Botanico Italiano; Bolletino della Societa Botanica Italiana. Florence 33: 505, Allium agrigentinum