Amaryllidaceae
Allium

Allium ursinum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 300 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & Central Europe to Caucasus. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sicilia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Ukraine

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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

  • Delipavlov, D. & Cheshmedzhiev, I. (eds.) (2011). Opredelitel na rasteniiata v Bulgariia: 1-590. Akad. Isd. Agrar. Univers. Plovdiv.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 13, 2003 [Hb & Zimmer] [S.n.] K002849433 Yes
Jun 13, 2003 Westöö, O. [S.n.] Sweden K002849391 Yes
Burgess, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002849375 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K002849430 No
Porta [s.n.] K002849412 No
Saville, D. [322] Ireland K002849382 No
Womersley, J.S. [E62] Norway K002849390 No
Florstrom, B. [s.n.] Sweden K002849393 No
Caron, H. [67] France K002849418 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Ireland K002849386 No
Vine, R.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002849360 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002849420 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002849353 No
[Brumati] [s.n.] K002849399 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Sweden K002849388 No
Forsyth-Major [H292-23] France K002849444 No
Porta [s.n.] Austria K002849441 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002849415 No
[illegible] [s.n.] K003745629 Yes
Dolezal, R. [s.n.] Czech Republic K002849436 No
Van Oostroom, S.J. [15632] Netherlands K002849409 No
Petermann, D. [783] Germany K002849398 No
Darwell, L. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002849367 No
Stearn, W.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002849365 No
[G. F. Fenz] [s.n.] Austria K002849431 No
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] Germany K002849406 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002849419 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002849387 No
[illegible] [s.n.] Austria K002849432 No
Lloyd-Praeger, R. [s.n.] Ireland K002849384 No
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002849350 No
Spare, G.H. [583] United Kingdom K002849359 No
Rogers, F.A. [67] Switzerland K002849407 No
Johansson, N. [570] Sweden K002849396 No
Hill, A.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002849354 No
[Rev. A. S. Woodward] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002849361 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002849425 No
Thomas [s.n.] K002849403 No
Wallnöfer, B. [12362] Austria K002849434 No
Cope, T.A. [RBG 41] United Kingdom K000914584 Yes
Ft [s.n.] Switzerland K002849426 No
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002849355 No
Hubbard, C.E. [11818] United Kingdom K002849351 No
Caron, H. [67] K002849421 No
Brizicky, G. [s.n.] Czech Republic K002849437 No
Fay, M.F. [MFF106] United Kingdom K000696475 No
Bullock, A. [1508] United Kingdom K002849372 No
{Rev. A. S. Woodward} [s.n.] Switzerland K002849408 No
s.coll. [1068] K003745290 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [1460] United Kingdom K002849349 No
Béguinot, A.; Fiori, Adr. [s.n.] Italy K002849440 No
Last, G.V.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002849368 No
Last, G.V.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002849373 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002849378 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K002849427 No
Naylor, G. [494] United Kingdom K002849363 No
[illegible] [s.n.] Ireland K002849385 No
Baenitz, C. [s.n.] K002849404 No
Hancock, W. [s.n.] Ireland K002849383 No
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Sweden K002849395 No
Sillinger, P. [s.n.] Slovakia K002849438 No
Blytt, A.G. [s.n.] K002849397 No
Yorks, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002849374 No
[Eiliacees] [s.n.] K002849414 No
[P. J. Guile] [0588] Hong Kong K003746912 Yes
[Eosquinet] [s.n.] Belgium K002849410 No
Reverchon [s.n.] France K002849443 No
Sonster, J. [206] United Kingdom K002849376 No
Metcalfe, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002849371 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002849357 No
Schumach [s.n.] K002849402 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002849413 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002849352 No
Dan, K. [757] K002849401 No
Gayer, G. [s.n.] Hungary K002849439 No
Lousley, J.E. [1024/46] Switzerland K002849405 No
Wallnöfer, B. [12362] Austria K002849435 No
Metcalfe, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002849370 No
Parker, M.; Cubitt, M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002849358 No
[S. A. Cederberg] [s.n.] Austria K002849428 No
[illegible] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002849364 No
Radde [96] K003745291 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S.; Hunt, P.F. [3892] United Kingdom K002849380 No
Smith, N.J.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002849379 No
Weiss [s.n.] Russia K002849423 No
Reverchon, E. [7] France K002849442 No
[P. J. Guile] [0589] Hong Kong K003746913 Yes
Huter, B. [s.n.] Austria K002849429 No
[P. Sfrümer] [s.n.] Sweden K002849389 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002849356 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002849400 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002849366 No
Maas Geesteranus, R.A. [7037] Germany K002849411 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002849422 No
Caron, H. [s.n.] France K002849417 Yes
Gregor, A.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002849362 No
Ringius, H.H. [817] Sweden K002849392 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002849424 No
Lindberg, S.O. [s.n.] Sweden K002849394 No
Clarke, C.B. [49724 H] United Kingdom K002849369 No
[Eduib] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002849377 No
{Mrs. A. P. Thompson} [675] North Macedonia Allium ursinum subsp. ucrainicum K002849459 No
Biondi, A. [s.n.] Italy Allium ursinum subsp. ucrainicum K002849456 No
Btonski, F. [s.n.] Ukraine Allium ursinum subsp. ucrainicum K002849448 No
Wisniewski, T. [s.n.] Romania Allium ursinum subsp. ucrainicum K002849452 No
[St. Georgrelf] [s.n.] Bulgaria Allium ursinum subsp. ucrainicum K002849457 No
W.J.D. [s.n.] Ukraine Allium ursinum subsp. ucrainicum K002849449 No
[B. meri] [1002] Romania Allium ursinum subsp. ucrainicum K002849451 No
s.coll. [83] Russia Allium ursinum subsp. ucrainicum K002849446 No
s.coll. [1473] Ukraine Allium ursinum subsp. ucrainicum K002849447 No
[Gebr. Sintenis] [95] Romania Allium ursinum subsp. ucrainicum K002849450 No

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 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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • 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