Allium stamineum explained

Allium stamineum is a species of flowering plant in the Amaryllidaceae family.^[1] It is an onion found in the Middle East (from the islands of the eastern Aegean south to Saudi Arabia and east to Iran).^{[2] [3]}

formerly includedTwo names have been coined for taxa at the varietal and subspecific levels for plants now classified by the World Checklist^[2] as distinct species.

• Allium stamineum var. alpinum Post - now called Allium rupicola Boiss. ex Mouterde
• Allium stamineum subsp. decaisnei (C.Presl) Kollmann - now called Allium decaisnei C.Presl

Notes and References

1. Web site: Allium stamineum Boiss.. . n.d.. Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. August 26, 2020.
2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/synonomy.do?name_id=296656 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. Boissier, Pierre Edmond 1859. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium novarum, series 2, 4: 119