Allium spirale Schweigg.

Ail du Portugal (fr), Ail des montagnes (fr), Ail douteux (fr), Ail des collines (fr), Ail de Lusitanie (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Allium

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.35-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.35 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.4
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Debris slopes in the alpine montane zone.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible bulbs flowers leaves rhizomes
Therapeutic use -
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°) 15
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Allium spirale world distribution map, present in Chile, China, and Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:528897-1
WFO ID wfo-0000757408
COL ID 8W5WF
BDTFX ID 3240
INPN ID 81521
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Allium longicaule Allium senescens Allium spirale Allium trisulcum Allium canescens Allium spurium

Lower taxons

Allium spirale var. spirale