Allium subhirsutum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 295 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Medit. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Vegetative Multiplication Bulbs
Bulb globose to ovoid-oblong
Morphology Leaves
Leaves linear, to 50 cm long, ciliate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Umbel few- to many-flowered, without or occasionally with a few bulbils; peduncle 10–60 cm long; spathe 1, persistent, to 25 mm long; pedicels 10–40 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers subcampanulate; tepals spreading, 5–8.5 mm long, the outer slightly wider than the inner
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Filaments
Filaments simple
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsules subglobose, 3–6 mm in diam. Seeds c. 2.5–3.5 mm long.
[FSOM]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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/
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