Allium sphaerocephalon L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 297 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Canary Islands, Europe, Medit. to Caucasus. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Russia, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Krym, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, North Caucasus, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yugoslavia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Aedo, C. (2006 publ. 2007). Is Allium ebusitanum (Alliaceae) an endemic species of Ibiza?. Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid 63: 121-130.
  • Al-Rawi, A. (1987). Flora of Kuwait 2: 1-455. Alden Press Ltd., U.K.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 1-632. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • 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.
  • Komarov, V.L. (ed.) (1935). Flora SSSR 4: 1-586. Izdatel'stov Akademii Nauk SSSR, Leningrad.
  • Maire, R. (1958). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 5: 1-307. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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 Species Profiles

  • Cooper, M. R., Johnson, A. W. & Dauncey, E. A. (2003). Poisonous Plants and Fungi: an Illustrated Guide. 2nd Ed. TSO, London.
  • Hedrick, U. P. (ed.) (1919). Sturtevant’s Notes on Edible Plants. New York (State) Dept. of Agriculture, 27th Annual Report, Vol. 2 Part II. Lyon, Albany.
  • Mabberley, D. J. (2008). Mabberley’s Plant-Book: A Portable Dictionary of Plants, their Classification and Uses. 3rd Ed. Cambridge University Press.
  • Mathew, B. (1996). A Review of Allium Section Allium. RBG, Kew.
  • Plant Network.
  • Plants for a Future Database.
  • Vascular Plants Red Data List for Great Britain.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Al-Rawi, A. (1987). Flora of Kuwait 2: 1-455. Alden Press Ltd., U.K.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 1-632. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Komarov, V.L. (ed.) (1935). Flora SSSR 4: 1-586. Izdatel'stov Akademii Nauk SSSR, Leningrad.
  • Rico, E. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora Iberica 20: 1-651. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Ryabinina, Z.N. & Knyazev, M.S. (2009). Opredelitel sosudistykh rastenii Orenburgskoi oblasti: 1-757. Moskva: KMK.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] Jersey K003716765 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [1611] United Kingdom K003716747 Yes
s.coll. [744] Spain K003745584 Yes
Rigo, G. [s.n.] Italy K003716883 Yes
[Suisse] [s.n.] K003716867 Yes
[A. H. Jelz] [3439] France K003716831 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003716853 Yes
[CK] [s.n.] France K003716836 Yes
[Wahlb] [3133] K003716872 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003716860 Yes
Hutchinson, J.; Matthew, J.R.; Riley, L.A.M. [116] France K003716859 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K003716865 Yes
Redgrove, H.S. [s.n.] France K003716829 Yes
[G. Hoam] [s.n.] Spain K003745585 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003716821 Yes
Pichler [s.n.] K003716873 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003716848 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003716849 Yes
Piquet, J. [s.n.] Jersey K003716763 Yes
[RM] [7025] United Kingdom K003716751 Yes
Senterre, G. [92] Türkiye K003716818 Yes
Daoud, H.S. [834-72] Kuwait K003745128 Yes
Déséglise; Baker, J.G. [s.n.] France K003716828 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003716885 Yes
Huter, R.; Porta, P.; Rigo, G. [582] Italy K003716887 Yes
Faure, A. [s.n.] Algeria K003745576 Yes
Smith, A.R.; Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. [182] France K003716827 Yes
s.coll. [[1503]] K003716851 Yes
Hutchinson, J.; Matthews, J.R.; Riley, L.A.M. [116] France K003716858 Yes
[Huguein] [649] K003716854 Yes
Redgrove, H.S. [s.n.] France K003716841 Yes
Werdermann, E.; Meyer, D. [255] Italy K003716882 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003716879 Yes
Ferrari, E.; Gola, G. [s.n.] K003716875 Yes
Letourneux, T. [s.n.] France K003716844 Yes
Grintescu, G.P. [s.n.] Romania K003716820 Yes
Salisbury, E.J. [s.n.] Jersey K003716760 Yes
Bordère [s.n.] France K003716838 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003716847 Yes
Bath [s.n.] United Kingdom K003716754 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K003716852 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003716871 Yes
Golde, D. [s.n.] K003716877 Yes
[Elon Willkomm] [s.n.] France K003716857 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [254] France K003716826 Yes
Chalon, J. [136] Belgium K003716822 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003716755 No
Meebold, A. [s.n.] Italy K003716886 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Russia K003745120 Yes
Britton, C.E. [1500] Jersey K003716759 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003716868 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003716850 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003716863 Yes
Rigo, G. [s.n.] Italy K003716880 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003716846 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003716862 Yes
Borza, A.; Nyarady, E.I.; Nyárády, E.J. [s.n.] Romania K003716819 Yes
Lagarde [s.n.] France K003716833 Yes
Rostan, E. [s.n.] K003716878 Yes
Lagarde [s.n.] France K003716832 Yes
Lojacono, M. [s.n.] K003716864 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003716845 Yes
Cretzoiu, P. [s.n.] Romania K003716817 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003716884 Yes
Hyde, J.N. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003716752 Yes
Wyatt, J.W. [111] France K003716843 Yes
Pichler [s.n.] K003716874 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003716830 Yes
Mills, J.N. [6546] United Kingdom K003716746 Yes
Dauphiné [66] K003716855 Yes
Deséglise, A. [s.n.] France K003716861 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Algeria K003745578 Yes
[J. Tiquet] [s.n.] France K003716835 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [9487] France K003716856 Yes
Rigo [s.n.] K003716876 Yes
[Martz M] [s.n.] France K003716842 Yes
Turril, W.B. [s.n.] Jersey K003716762 Yes
[Tleman] [5] K003745577 Yes
Rigo, G. [s.n.] Italy K003716881 Yes
Hutchinson, J.; Matthews, J.R.; Riley, L.A.M. [44] France K003716834 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003716837 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003716866 Yes
Comber, J. [1608] Jersey K003716761 Yes
Weber, F. [s.n.] Czech Republic K003716825 Yes
Thwaites [s.n.] United Kingdom K003716756 Yes
Michel; Lambert [s.n.] Belgium K003716823 Yes
Piquet, J. [s.n.] Jersey K003716764 Yes
White, J.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003716753 Yes
Souster, J. [1253] France K003716840 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [1611] United Kingdom K003716757 Yes
[Briancox] [s.n.] France K003716839 Yes
Bennett, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003716758 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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
  • Kew Species Profiles

    • Kew Species Profiles
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