Clade Monocots Rank Species | Clade Angiosperms Higher classification Onions | |
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Similar Onions, Allium scorodoprasum, Allium oleraceum, Allium flavum, Allium angulosum | ||
La bulberaie bulbes allium carinatum ssp pulchellum
Allium carinatum, the keeled garlic or witch's garlic, is a perennial plant up to 60 cm tall. It is widespread across central + southern Europe, with some populations in Asiatic Turkey. It is cultivated in many places as an ornamental and also for its potently aromatic bulbs used as a food flavoring.
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Numerous botanical names have been coined within the species at the varietal level, but only two are recognized:
Description
Allium carinatum produces a single small bulb rarely more than 15 mm long, flat leaves, and an umbel of purple to reddish-purple flowers. The flowers are on long pedicels and often nodding (hanging downwards].
Distribution
Allium carinatum is considered native to the Mediterranean Region from Spain to Turkey, north to Sweden and the Baltic Republics. It is naturalized in the British Isles
