Allium caspium explained

Allium caspium is a species of onions named for the Caspian Sea. It is native to the southern parts of European Russia, as well as central and southwestern Asia^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

VarietiesTwo formal botanical varieties are recognized:

• Allium caspium subsp. baissunense (Lipsky) F.O.Khass. & R.M.Fritsch - Tajikistan, Uzbekistan^[3]
• Allium caspium subsp. caspium - European Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, northern Caucasus, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan

Notes and References

1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250064572 Flora of Pakistan
2. Marschall von Bieberstein, Friedrich August. 1808. Flora Taurico-Caucasica 1: 265.
3. Khassanov, Furkat Orunbaevich & Fritsch, Reinhard M. 1994. Linzer Biologische Beiträge 26: 978.
4. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do;jsessionid=94ED4F88A29EE6F5507446017EEDCF22?name_id=295253 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
5. Peter Simon von Pallas. 1773. Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des russischen Reichs 2: 736, Crinum caspium