Allium commutatum is a species of Mediterranean onions in the amaryllis family. Its native range extends from Corsica and Algeria to Turkey.[4][3][5][6][7][8] It has also been introduced to northern Argentina.[9]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Subgenus: | A. subg. Allium |
| Species: | A. commutatum
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| Allium commutatum | |
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Allium commutatum usually grows on rocky slopes overlooking the Mediterranean. Bulbs are resistant to salt and float, so they are very often dispersed by storms. Leaves wither and die before flowering time, when a tall scape appears bearing a large spherical umbel of purple flowers.[10][11]
References
edit- ^ Gussone, Giovanni 1855. Enumeratio Plantarum Vascularium in Insula Inarime sponte provenientium vel oeconomico usu passim cultarum page 17
- ^ The International Plant Names Index
- ^ a b Kew Gardens, London, World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Aglio delle Isole, Allium commutatum
- ^ Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 1-632. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
- ^ Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- ^ Véla, E., Bouguaham, A.-F. & Moulaï, R. (2012). 183. Decouverte d' Allium commutatum Guss. (Alliaceae) en Algerie. Lagascalia 32: 291-296.
- ^ Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- ^ "Allium commutatum Guss. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ^ Gussone, Giovanni 1855. Enumeratio plantarum vascularium in insula Inarime 339.
- ^ Pacific Bulb Society, Milwaukie, Oregon USA, drumstick onions