Allium suaveolens Jacq.

Ail odorant (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Allium

Characteristics

An onion family plant.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.45 - 0.48
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Damp meadows and moors. Wet sites, or sites with variable water levels (damp meadows, rich fen meadows and reed beds). It prefers soils rich in nutrients and alkaline minerals, but can grow in neutral, loam-, clay-, and turf soils.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 5-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 1-5
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

The flowers can be eaten raw or used as a garnish in salads.
Uses medicinal
Edible bulbs flowers leaves rhizomes roots
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°) 10
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Allium suaveolens habit picture by arlas (cc-by-sa)
Allium suaveolens habit picture by Tomaž Jančar (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Allium suaveolens leaf picture by Tomaž Jančar (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Allium suaveolens flower picture by arlas (cc-by-sa)
Allium suaveolens flower picture by arlas (cc-by-sa)
Allium suaveolens flower picture by arlas (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Allium suaveolens fruit picture by Tomaž Jančar (cc-by-sa)
Allium suaveolens fruit picture by Tomaž Jančar (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Allium suaveolens world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, France, Greece, Hungary, and Italy

Conservation status

Allium suaveolens threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:528936-1
WFO ID wfo-0000757461
COL ID 65WWV
BDTFX ID 3242
INPN ID 81523
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Allium appendiculatum Allium serotinum Endotis pyrenaica Allium suaveolens subsp. serotinum Allium suaveolens var. appendiculatum Allium suaveolens