Allium flavum | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Allioideae |
Genus: | Allium |
Subgenus: | A. subg. Allium |
Species: | A. flavum
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Allium flavum | |
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Allium flavum, the small yellow onion [4] or yellow-flowered garlic, [5] is a species of flowering plant in the genus Allium. A bulbous herbaceous perennial, it is native to the lands surrounding the Mediterranean, Black, and Caspian Seas, from areas like France and Morocco to Iran and Kazakhstan. [6] [7]
Allium flavum produces one bulb, and a scape up to 40 cm tall. The Umbel contains bright yellow, bell shaped flowers with a pleasing scent. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] The Latin species epithet flavum means "yellow", referring to its flower colour. [13] It flowers between June and July and is hardy to USDA zones 4 to 8. [4]
In cultivation in the UK, Allium flavum has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [5]
Numerous names have been proposed but only the following are accepted by the World Checklist [3]
Allium flavum | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Allioideae |
Genus: | Allium |
Subgenus: | A. subg. Allium |
Species: | A. flavum
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Binomial name | |
Allium flavum | |
Synonyms [2] [3] | |
List
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Allium flavum, the small yellow onion [4] or yellow-flowered garlic, [5] is a species of flowering plant in the genus Allium. A bulbous herbaceous perennial, it is native to the lands surrounding the Mediterranean, Black, and Caspian Seas, from areas like France and Morocco to Iran and Kazakhstan. [6] [7]
Allium flavum produces one bulb, and a scape up to 40 cm tall. The Umbel contains bright yellow, bell shaped flowers with a pleasing scent. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] The Latin species epithet flavum means "yellow", referring to its flower colour. [13] It flowers between June and July and is hardy to USDA zones 4 to 8. [4]
In cultivation in the UK, Allium flavum has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [5]
Numerous names have been proposed but only the following are accepted by the World Checklist [3]