Allium atroviolaceum is a species of flowering plant in the Amaryllidaceae family.[1] it is commonly called the broadleaf wild leek, and is native to Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, southern European Russia and the Caucasus, but widely cultivated in other regions as a food source and for its ornamental value. The species is sparingly naturalized in parts of the United States (Illinois, Kentucky, Virginia, and North and South Carolina)[2] and also in southeastern Europe (Italy, Greece, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Ukraine and the Balkans).[3][4]

Allium atroviolaceum is a perennial herb producing a large round bulb. Scape is up to 100 cm long. Leaves are broadly linear. Umbel is spherical with many purple or red-violet flowers crowded together.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Allium atroviolaceum Boiss". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  2. ^ United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service plant profile
  3. ^ Altervista Schede di Botanica, Allium atroviolaceum
  4. ^ World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. ^ Agroatlas, Interactive Agricultural Atlas of Russia and neighboring countries, Allium atroviolaceum
  6. ^ Boissier, Pierre Edmond. 1846. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum, ser. 1, 7: 112.

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