Allium desertorum explained

Allium desertorum is a species of onion found in Israel, Jordan, Palestine, and Egypt (including Sinai).^[1] It is a small bulb-forming perennial; flowers are white with purple midveins along the tepals.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

External links

• photo of herbarium specimen, isotype of Allium desertorum

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=295439 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Web site: Flora of Israel Online, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Allium desertorum . 2014-03-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140330034359/http://flora.huji.ac.il/browse.asp?action=specie&specie=ALLDES . 2014-03-30 . dead .
3. http://www.botanicus.org/page/738007 Forsskål, Pehr. 1775. Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica 72.
4. Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
5. Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
6. Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.