Allium atroviolaceum explained

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]}

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]}

External links

• Agroatlas, Interactive Agricultural Ecological Atlas of Russia and Neighboring Countries, Allium atroviolaceum
• Acta Plantarum Galleria della Flora Italiana, Allium atroviolaceum
• 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)
• Plantarium, Определитель растений on-line, Описание таксона, Allium atroviolaceum Boiss. (in Russian)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Allium atroviolaceum Boiss.. . n.d.. Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. August 26, 2020.
2. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ALAT3 United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service plant profile
3. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=allium+atroviolaceum Altervista Schede di Botanica, Allium atroviolaceum
4. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do;jsessionid=2AB1439588042139DAD04CC80F76A3A5?name_id=295082 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
5. http://www.agroatlas.ru/en/content/related/Allium_atroviolaceum/ Agroatlas, Interactive Agricultural Atlas of Russia and neighboring countries, Allium atroviolaceum
6. Boissier, Pierre Edmond. 1846. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum, ser. 1, 7: 112.