Allium sannineum

Allium sannineum (Arabic ثوم صنين) is a plant species found in the Levant (Syria, Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Lebanon). It is a bulb-forming perennial with an umbel of flowers crowded together, resembling a head. Their tepals are deep blue of violet with fringed edges.[2][3][4]

Allium sannineum
Allium sannineum, by erellah
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Species:
A. sannineum
Binomial name
Allium sannineum
Gomb.

They can found at elevations between 1800–2300 m.[5]

References

  1. iucnredlist.org/species/13145504/18609842
  2. "Flora of Israel Online". Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. René Gombault. 1938. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 84: 470.
  5. Ori Fragman-Sapir (Jerusalem Botanical Gardens, The Hebrew University); Semaan (Consultant), Myrna (2016-02-02). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Allium sannineum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
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