Allium ruhmerianum Asch. ex E.A.Durand & Barratte

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 -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Coastal plain, growing in herbaceous vegetation on sandy soils, and also in rocky red clay soil in a forest area; at elevations up to 100 metres.
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It is a Mediterranean plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The bulb is eaten raw or cooked. The leaves are eaten raw or cooked. The flowers are used to garnish salads.
Uses medicinal
Edible bulbs flowers leaves roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds or division of the clump.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Allium ruhmerianum world distribution map, present in Libya

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:528769-1
WFO ID wfo-0000757210
COL ID 66988
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Allium ruhmerianum