Allium amethystinum
Tausch
iNaturalist· cc-by-nc
(c) Errol Véla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Errol Véla
iNaturalist· cc-by-nc
(c) Errol Véla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Errol Véla
iNaturalist· cc-by-nc
(c) Errol Véla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Errol Véla
Summary
Source: WikipediaAllium amethystinum is a plant species native to Italy, Greece, Turkey, Sicily, Crete, Malta, Albania, Bulgaria, and the former Yugoslavia, and cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental. It is one of several species that horticulturalists refer to as "drumstick onions" because of the tight spherical "knob" of flowers at the top, resembling a drumstick. Allium amethystinum has a single bulb. Leaves are tubular, withering before flowering time. Flowers are reddish-purple, the tepals barely opening at flowering time, remaining wrapped around the ovary and filaments so that only the anthers and stigma are exposed.
Description
An herb in the Amaryllidaceae (onion) family adapted to Mediterranean climates.
This description is brief — help expand it
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Where It Grows
Europe, Italy, Mediterranean,
Synonyms
References (1)
- Biscotti, N. et al, 2018, The traditional food use of wild vegetables in Apulia (Italy) in the light of Italian ethnobotanical literature. Italian Botanist 5:1-24
