Allium paniculatumL. Pale Garlic

Allium paniculatumL. - Pale Garlic

Scientific Description:

Bulb 1−2.5 cm diam.; outer tunics membranous. Stem 30−70 cm. Leaves 3−5, (l−)2(−5) mm broad, fistulose, canaliculate above, prominently ribbed beneath. Valves of spathe unequal, ovate to narrowly lanceolate at base, contracted above into a long appendage exceeding umbel. Umbel hemispherical to ovoid, 3.5−7 cm diam., diffuse, usually many-flowered. Pedicels very unequal, outer curving outwards, inner erect. Perianth campanulate, becoming narrowly ovoid; segments narrowly obovate to oblong, 4−6(−7) mm, usually obtuse, often apiculate, sometimes acute. Filaments and anthers included or anthers slightly exserted. Ovary ellipsoid, 2−3 × as long as broad, papillose, narrowed at base and apex. Capsule c. 5 mm.

 

Flowering time: (June−)July−August.

Habitat: Pinus L. forests, Quercus L. and Fagus L. woods, Juniperus nana L. scrub, macchie, rocky places, cliffs, limestone hills, steppe, vineyards, roadsides, s.l.−2000 m.

 

subsp. paniculatum

Perianth segments pink, white, whitish, greenish-white or pale greenish, 4−5 mm.

 

Reference:
Kollmann F (1984). Allium paniculatum L.,In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 8: 139.

Public Description:

Allium paniculatum subsp. paniculatum, common name “pale garlic”, is a Eurasian species with a range extending from Portugal to Kazakhstan. It is a bulbous perennial plant with striped leaves, up to 70 cm. The flowers are bell-shaped and white to lilac colored. Small and numerous flowers form an umbel view on the tip. It blooms between July and August.

 

References:

Anonymous 1 (2016). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium_paniculatum/, Accessed date: 21.02.2016.

Anonymous 2 (2016). http://www.tubives.com/index.php?sayfa=1&tax_id=8903, Accessed date: 21.02.2016.

Koyuncu M (2012). Allium L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 30–44.