Allium sannineum explained

Allium sannineum (Arabic ثوم صنين) is a plant species found in the Levant (Syria, Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Lebanon). It is a bulb-forming perennial with an umbel of flowers crowded together, resembling a head. Their tepals are deep blue of violet with fringed edges.[1] [2] [3]

They can found at elevations between 1800–2300 m.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flora of Israel Online . 2014-03-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140330232603/http://flora.huji.ac.il/browse.asp?action=specie&specie=ALLSAN . 2014-03-30 . dead .
  2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do;jsessionid=94ED4F88A29EE6F5507446017EEDCF22?name_id=296494 Kew, World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. René Gombault. 1938. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 84: 470.
  4. Web site: Ori Fragman-Sapir (Jerusalem Botanical Gardens. The Hebrew University). Semaan (Consultant). Myrna. 2016-02-02. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Allium sannineum. 2020-09-08. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.