Allium erdelii Zucc.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Allium

Characteristics

An onion family herb. It forms a bulb and keeps growing from year to year. It has a small group of creamy-white flowers.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

The leaves are cooked with rice and meat.
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Edible leaves
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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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Distribution

Allium erdelii world distribution map, present in Egypt, Iraq, Libya, Palau, and Singapore

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:527989-1
WFO ID wfo-0000756169
COL ID 5TXBK
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Allium philistaeum Allium erdelii var. hirtellum Allium erdelii var. roseum Allium erdelii var. micranthum Allium erdelii var. pilosum Allium erdelii