Allium trifoliatum explained

Allium trifoliatum, commonly called pink garlic or hirsute garlic, is a Mediterranean species of wild onion. It is native to France, Cyprus, Malta, Italy (Sicily, Sardinia, Calabria, Basilicata, Apulia, Campania, Abruzzo), Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon, Palestine, and Israel.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Allium trifoliatum is a perennial herb up to 30 cm tall. It has a tight umbel with short pedicels. Tepals are white, sometimes with pink to red midveins.^{[7] [8]}

formerly included^[1]

• Allium trifoliatum race loiseleurii Rouy, now called Allium subhirsutum subsp. subhirsutum
• Allium trifoliatum subsp. obtusitepalum Svent, now called Allium subhirsutum subsp. obtusitepalum (Svent.) G.Kunkel

External links

• Wild Plants of Malta, Allium trifoliatum
• Trek Nature, photos of Allium trifoliatum in Cyprus

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=296831 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=allium+trifoliatum Altervista Flora Italiana, Aglio a tre foglie, Allium trifoliatum
3. Kollmann, Fania Weissmann. 1976. Israel Journal of Botany. Jerusalem 24(4): 204, שום שעיר Allium trifoliatum subsp. hirsutum and Allium trifoliatum var. sterile
4. Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
5. Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
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.
7. Domenico Maria Leone Cirillo. 1792. Plantarum Rariorum Regni Neapolitani. Napoli Fasc. ii. 11.
8. https://archive.today/20140329193418/http://www.rareplants.co.uk/product.asp?P_ID=3667&strPageHistory=related Rare Plants UK, Allium trifoliatum