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Allium schubertii

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Schubert onion, Tumbleweed onion

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Allium schubertii, which has various common names including ornamental onion, flowering onion, tumbleweed onion and Persian onion, is a species of monocotyledonous flowering plant. It belongs to the onion and garlic genus, in the subfamily Allioideae of the family Amaryllidaceae. It occurs in the Levant and Libya.

Description

An onion herb in the Amaryllidaceae family with an edible bulb, native to Mediterranean climate regions.

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Edible Uses

The bulb is eaten.

Distribution

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.

Where It Grows

Central Asia, Europe, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Mediterranean, Middle East, Palestine, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Türkiye,

References (1)

  • Brevard County Edible Acres

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