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Allium cassium

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Allium cassium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Species:
A. cassium
Binomial name
Allium cassium
Synonyms[1]
  • Allium roseum var. cassium (Boiss.) Regel
  • Allium cydni Schott & Kotschy
  • Allium roseum var. puberulum Regel
  • Allium cassium var. hirtellum Boiss.
  • Allium troodi H.Lindb.

Allium cassium is a species of flowering plant in the Amaryllidaceae family.[2] It is a wild onion native to Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, and Cyprus.[1][3][4][5][6]

Description

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Allium cassium has a stem that ranges from 10 to 25 cm (3.93–9.84 inches) in height and thin linear leaves of a slightly smaller size. It grows from bulbs, usually in clusters. Its flowers are white or light pink and bell-shaped. Additionally, they are 7 to 10 mm long.[7]

References

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  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. "Allium cassium Boiss". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  3. Boissier, Pierre Edmond 1882. Flora Orientalis 5: 271-272 in Latin
  4. Boissier, Pierre Edmond 1854. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium novarum ser. 1, 13: 28 in Latin
  5. Tropicos, Allium cassium Boiss.
  6. Wild Flowers of Israel, Allium cassium photo by Eli Livne
  7. "Allium cassium- Alpine Garden Society".