Allium corsicum

Allium corsicum is a plant species endemic to the Island of Corsica in the Mediterranean.[1][2][3]

Corsican onion
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Species:
A. corsicum
Binomial name
Allium corsicum
Jauzein, J.-M.Tison, Deschâtres & H.Couderc

Allium corsicum produces a spherical to egg-shaped bulb and a stipe up to 60 cm tall. Leaves are flat and hairless, about 3 mm wide. Umbel has many bell-shaped flowers, white or pink with dark purple midveins.[1]

References
  1. Janzen, Phillippe, Jean-Marc Tison, Robert Deschâtres, & Henri Couderc. 2002. Allium corsicum Jauzen, J.-M. Tison, Deschâtres & H. Couderc spec. nova, espèce méconnue de la flore corse. Candollea 301-314.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. The International Plant Names Index
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