Allium cassium explained

Allium cassium is a species of flowering plant in the Amaryllidaceae family.^[1] It is a wild onion native to Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, and Cyprus.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Description

Allium cassium has a stem that ranges from 10 to 25cm (3.93-9.84 inches) in height and thin linear leaves of a slightly smaller size. It grows from bulbs, usually in clusters. Its flowers are white or light pink and bell-shaped. Additionally, they are 7 to 10mm long.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Allium cassium Boiss.. . n.d.. Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. August 26, 2020.
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18116232#page/279/mode/1up Boissier, Pierre Edmond 1882. Flora Orientalis 5: 271-272
3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18116232#page/279/mode/1up Boissier, Pierre Edmond 1854. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium novarum ser. 1, 13: 28
4. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/50194520 Tropicos, Allium cassium Boiss.
5. http://www.wildflowers.co.il/english/picture.asp?ID=7691 Wild Flowers of Israel, Allium cassium photo by Eli Livne
6. Web site: Allium cassium- Alpine Garden Society .