Allium roseum var. tourneuxii

Allium roseum, commonly called rosy garlic, is an edible, Old World species of wild garlic. It is native to the Mediterranean region and nearby areas, with a natural range extending from Portugal and Morocco to Turkey and the Palestine region. It is cultivated widely, and has become naturalised in scattered locations in other regions outside its natural range.

Description

An onion-like herb in the Amaryllidaceae family with an edible bulb, found in Mediterranean and desert climates.

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Distribution

It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It grows in the desert.

Where It Grows

Egypt,

References (1)

• Bidak, L. M., et al, 2015, Goods and services provided by native plants in desert ecosystems: Examples from the northwestern coastal desert of Egypt. Global Ecology and Conservation 3 (2015) 433–447

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