Allium sphaerocephalon subsp. sphaerocephalon (L.) Raf.

Ail sphérocéphale (fr)

Subspecies

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

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°) 10
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Allium sphaerocephalon subsp. sphaerocephalon world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kuwait, Morocco, Palau, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77171097-1
WFO ID wfo-0000772177
COL ID 7YGJN
BDTFX ID 3231
INPN ID 131212
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Synonyms

Allium sphaerocephalon f. prostratum Porrum crinitum Allium approximatum Allium borbasii Allium densiflorum Allium eminens Allium gherardi Allium pygmaeum Kromon parviflorum Allium macrocephalum Allium parvifolium Allium schmidtianum Allium parviflorum Allium descendens Allium deseglisei Allium loscosii Porrum descendens Allium aestivum Allium bosniacum Allium crinitum Allium regnieri Allium sphaerocephalon subsp. sphaerocephalon