Allium siculum Ucria

Ail de Sicile (fr), Nectaroscorde de Sicile (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 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.75 - 1.35
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

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

Usage

The leaves are used in salads.
Uses -
Edible flowers leaves
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°) 10
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Allium siculum flower picture by monika swk (cc-by-sa)
Allium siculum flower picture by Robert Anti (cc-by-sa)
Allium siculum flower picture by Michel Tsevery (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Allium siculum world distribution map, present in Bulgaria, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, and Turks and Caicos Islands

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:528868-1
WFO ID wfo-0000757362
COL ID 668VK
BDTFX ID 3224
INPN ID 81516
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Nectaroscordum siculum Trigonea sicula Allium siculum

Lower taxons

Allium siculum subsp. siculum Allium siculum subsp. dioscoridis