Allium insubricum Boiss. & Reut.

Ail (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Allium

Characteristics

An onion herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 14 - 16
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Allium insubricum habit picture by arlas (cc-by-sa)
Allium insubricum habit picture by arlas (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Allium insubricum leaf picture by arlas (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Allium insubricum flower picture by arlas (cc-by-sa)
Allium insubricum flower picture by Luca Favino (cc-by-sa)
Allium insubricum flower picture by Franco Colnago (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Allium insubricum world distribution map, present in Italy

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:528197-1
WFO ID wfo-0000756456
COL ID 5TXCS
BDTFX ID 84494
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Nectaroscordum insubricum Allium narcissiflorum var. insubricum Allium narcissiflorum subsp. insubricum Allium insubricum