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Allium subhirsutum L.

Ail un peu hérissé (fr), Ail presque hirsute (fr), Ail presque hérissé (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Allium

Characteristics

An onion family plant. It is a bulb plant. It grows 20-30 cm high and spreads 20-40 cm wide. The leaves are grass like but fairly broad and flat. They have fine hairs on the edge. The leaves are 25-50 cm long. There are 2-3 leaves on each bulb. The flowers are white and in loose heads. These heads are 3-6 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.15 - 0.45
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.3
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a warm temperate plant. It grows in rocky and sandy habitats. It is often close to the sea. It suits hardiness zones 9-10.
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Rocky stony arid places, woods.
Light 5-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

The leaves are fried with egg. The flowers can be eaten raw or used as a garnish in salads.
Uses medicinal
Edible bulbs flowers leaves 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°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Allium subhirsutum habit picture by Maria filyra (cc-by-sa)
Allium subhirsutum habit picture by Sergio costantini (cc-by-sa)
Allium subhirsutum habit picture by beurny (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Allium subhirsutum leaf picture by Mladen Glavic (cc-by-sa)
Allium subhirsutum leaf picture by Valérie Alami (cc-by-sa)
Allium subhirsutum leaf picture by bas yves (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Allium subhirsutum flower picture by serragerace (cc-by-sa)
Allium subhirsutum flower picture by Stephane bazot (cc-by-sa)
Allium subhirsutum flower picture by Alida (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Allium subhirsutum fruit picture by sonia bianco (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Allium subhirsutum world distribution map, present in Albania, Cyprus, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Palau, and Turks and Caicos Islands

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:528944-1
WFO ID wfo-0000757470
COL ID 65X97
BDTFX ID 3247
INPN ID 81525
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Kalabotis clusianum Allium ciliare Allium graminifolium Allium hirsutum Iulus subhirsutum Allium brachystemum Allium niveum Allium loiseleurii Allium ciliatum Allium hirsutum Allium clusianum Allium tinei Allium graminifolium Iulus niveum Allium subhirsutum var. corbariense Allium subhirsutum var. ciliatum Allium subhirsutum subsp. ciliatum Allium subhirsutum var. hellenicum Allium subhirsutum subsp. ciliare Allium subhirsutum subsp. subhirsutum Allium subvillosum var. clusianum Allium album Allium subhirsutum
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