Allium rotundum L.

Ail arrondi (fr), Ail à inflorescences rondes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Allium

Characteristics

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) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.65 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Calcareous and disturbed clay slopes, grassy places, field borders, beaches on sand and loam in Turkey.
More
It is a temperate plant. It grows in mountains.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

The leaves are used in cheese making. They are also eaten raw. The bulb is used as a spice like garlic.
Uses medicinal spice
Edible bulbs flowers leaves roots stems
Therapeutic use Antineoplastic agents (bulb), Expectorants (bulb), Furunculosis (bulb), General tonic for rejuvenation (bulb), Abscess (unspecified), Ascariasis (unspecified), Cold (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Rhinitis (unspecified), Tuberculosis (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Boil (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Ringworm (unspecified), Antineoplastic agents (unspecified), Expectorants (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) 18 - 24
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Allium rotundum habit picture by Catherine Thevenin Cosson (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Allium rotundum leaf picture by beurny (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Allium rotundum flower picture by Laurent Laurent Maero (cc-by-sa)
Allium rotundum flower picture by Bastide Margarido (cc-by-sa)
Allium rotundum flower picture by paz paz (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Allium rotundum world distribution map, present in Belarus, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, France, Micronesia (Federated States of), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Morocco, Romania, Russian Federation, Turks and Caicos Islands, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:528750-1
WFO ID wfo-0000757183
COL ID 5TX7W
BDTFX ID 3183
INPN ID 81501
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Allium ampeloprasum Allium baumannianum Allium cambiasii Allium cilicicum Allium erectum Allium jajlae Allium paterfamilias Allium porphyroprasum Allium preslianum Allium rubellum Allium rubicundum Allium waldsteinianum Allium waldsteinii Porrum polyanthum Allium gracilescens Allium rotundifolium Allium scariosum Allium tmoleum Allium descendens Allium waldsteinii Porrum rotundum Allium multiflorum Allium rotundum subsp. jajlae Allium rotundum var. waldsteinianum Allium rotundum subsp. waldsteinii Allium scorodoprasum subsp. jajlae Allium scorodoprasum subsp. rotundum Allium scorodoprasum subsp. waldsteinii Allium rotundum var. rubicundum Allium rotundum var. preslianum Allium rotundum var. erectum Allium ampeloprasum var. paterfamilias Allium rotundum var. cambiasii Allium rotundum var. porphyroprasum Allium rotundum var. scariosum Allium ampeloprasum subsp. paterfamilias Allium rotundum subsp. preslianum Allium rotundum subsp. erectum Allium rotundum var. melleum Allium jajlae var. baidarense Allium rotundum