Allium paniculatum L.

Mediterranean onion (en), Ail des steppes (fr), Ail en panicule (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Allium

Characteristics

For description of Allium paniculatum occurring in Australia see treatment for subsp. paniculatum.
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An onion family plant.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.75
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 Mediterranean climate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

The leaves are used before flowering. They are used to flavour herbal cheese. They are also eaten fresh and cooked with egg.
Uses -
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Allium paniculatum leaf picture by Nicolas Roux (cc-by-sa)
Allium paniculatum leaf picture by Jean-Marc Wautier (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Allium paniculatum flower picture by Sánchez Ángel (cc-by-sa)
Allium paniculatum flower picture by Fabien Sibenaler (cc-by-sa)
Allium paniculatum flower picture by Pierre Clément (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Allium paniculatum fruit picture by jp ferru (cc-by-sa)
Allium paniculatum fruit picture by jp ferru (cc-by-sa)
Allium paniculatum fruit picture by Philippe Simond (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Allium paniculatum world distribution map, present in Albania, Australia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Libya, Morocco, Palau, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, Turks and Caicos Islands, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:528569-1
WFO ID wfo-0000756923
COL ID 6696J
BDTFX ID 3123
INPN ID 81467
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Cepa paniculata Raphione paniculata Allium parviflorum Kalabotis paniculatum Porrum paniculatum Allium paniculatum subsp. intermedium Allium paniculatum var. intermedium Allium sibthorpianum var. boryanum Allium paniculatum var. caucasicum Allium paniculatum subsp. caucasicum Allium paniculatum var. legitimum Allium paniculatum var. paniculatum Allium paniculatum

Lower taxons

Allium paniculatum subsp. fussii Allium paniculatum subsp. pallens Allium paniculatum subsp. tenuiflorum Allium paniculatum subsp. obtusiflorum Allium paniculatum subsp. paniculatum