Allium ericetorum explained

Allium ericetorum is a species of Allium widespread across much of southern and central Europe, from Portugal to Ukraine.^{[1] [2]}

Allium ericetorum is a perennial herb growing from a bulb. Scape is up to 50 cm tall, round in cross-section. Umbel is hemispherical, with 15–45 bell-shaped white flowers. Stamens are longer than the tepals, with brown anthers. Ovary is green.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=295505 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=allium+ericetorum Altervista Flora Italiana, Aglio giallastro. Allium ericetorum
3. Thore, Jean. 1803. Essai d'une Chloris 123.
4. Ciocârlan, Vasile. 2009. Flora Ilustrata a României. Pteridophyta et Spermatophyta. p 1083, as Allium ericetorum subsp. pseudosuaveolens
5. Zahariadi, Constantine. 1966. Flora Republicii Socialiste România. [Bucuresti] Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Române 11: 238. as Allium ochroleucum subsp. pseudosuaveolens