Allium commutatum Guss.

Ail des îles (fr), Poireau variable (fr), Ail variable (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Allium

Characteristics

An onion.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
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Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

The leaves and bulbs are eaten in salads and also roasted.
Uses gene source
Edible bulbs leaves stems
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
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Images

Habit

Allium commutatum habit picture by jack (cc-by-sa)
Allium commutatum habit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Allium commutatum leaf picture by Cristobal Mercadal (cc-by-sa)
Allium commutatum leaf picture by Marc Maestri (cc-by-sa)
Allium commutatum leaf picture by Marc Maestri (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Allium commutatum flower picture by moya xema (cc-by-sa)
Allium commutatum flower picture by Abraxas (cc-by-sa)
Allium commutatum flower picture by brambilla davide (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Allium commutatum fruit picture by Pekula CZ (cc-by-sa)
Allium commutatum fruit picture by Raffaello 2 Garofalo (cc-by-sa)
Allium commutatum fruit picture by marez (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Allium commutatum world distribution map, present in Albania, Algeria, France, Greece, Italy, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Tunisia

Conservation status

Allium commutatum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:527856-1
WFO ID wfo-0000755994
COL ID 667J3
BDTFX ID 2984
INPN ID 81350
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Allium pruinosum Allium bimetrale Allium aestivale Allium aestivale Allium wildii Allium ampeloprasum subsp. bimetrale Allium ampeloprasum var. commutatum Allium ampeloprasum var. lussinense Allium ampeloprasum var. pruinosum Allium rotundum subsp. commutatum Allium ampeloprasum subsp. pruinosum Allium commutatum