Amaryllidaceae
Allium

Allium oleraceum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 299 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to Caucasus. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Turkey

Native to:

Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Ukraine, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Iceland, Ireland, Kentucky, New South Wales, Ontario, Virginia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2015). https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.12170. epublication.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • George, A.S. (ed.) (1987). Flora of Australia 45: 1-521. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Jauzein, P. & Tison, J.M. (2001). Étude analytique du genre Allium L., sous-genre Codonoprasum (Reichenb.) Zahar., section Codonoprasum Reichenb., en France. Journal de Botanique Société de Botanique de France 15: 29-50.
  • Komarov, V.L. (ed.) (1935). Flora SSSR 4: 1-586. Izdatel'stov Akademii Nauk SSSR, Leningrad.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Rico, E. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora Iberica 20: 1-651. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brullo, S. (2005). Personal Communication on Alliaceae 2 Università di Catania.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • George, A.S. (ed.) (1987). Flora of Australia 45: 1-521. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Rico, E. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora Iberica 20: 1-651. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 18, 2003 s.coll. [s.n.] France K000099478 Type Yes
Churchill, G.C. [[1]] Austria K003716357 Yes
[O. Buchkess] [s.n.] Austria K003716360 Yes
Symonowiczówna, T.; Woloszczak, E. [s.n.] Lithuania K003716367 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K001651450 Yes
Wallroth [s.n.] France K003716375 Yes
Walter, J.; Astrid, H. [s.n.] Austria K003716356 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003716387 Yes
Thompson, W.E. [s.n.] Norway K003716371 Yes
Froelich, G.S. [s.n.] Poland K003716365 Yes
[Janain] [s.n.] Italy K003716385 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K001651451 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003716377 Yes
Scheppig [s.n.] Austria K003716359 Yes
Scheppig, C. [s.n.] Germany K003716362 Yes
Thomas, A.L.E. [s.n.] France K003716374 Yes
Salis [s.n.] France K003716376 Yes
Turner, D. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003716311 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003716312 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003716302 Yes
Abbot, D. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003716301 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003716370 Yes
Saville, D. [317] Slovakia K003716363 Yes
Johns [4092] Romania K003716364 Yes
{Bonnet, E.; Th. Delacour; Gaudefroy, E.} [s.n.] France K003716373 Yes
Reverchon [s.n.] France K003716372 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Poland K003716366 Yes
Cope, T.A. [RBG 446] United Kingdom K000914585 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [261] Spain K003716390 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003716378 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [4767] Spain K003716391 Yes
Lespinasse [2] France K003716379 Yes
Fliegner, H. [23] Spain K003716388 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003716380 Yes
[Diomete] [s.n.] France K003716381 Yes
McMuller [s.n.] K003716393 Yes
Dauphin [s.n.] France K003716382 Yes
Rostan, E. [s.n.] Italy K003716383 Yes
[Hinterhuber] [s.n.] Austria K003716361 Yes
[G. S. Feus] [s.n.] Austria K003716358 Yes
Berghen, V. [s.n.] Belgium K003716369 Yes
[F. H.] [23] Spain K003716389 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Poland K003716368 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003716384 Yes
Heuffel [s.n.] K003716392 Yes
{Salino} [s.n.] Italy K003716386 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images