Allium carinatum ssp. pulchellum

Allium carinatum ssp. pulchellum (= Allium cirrhosum, Allium flavum var. pulchellum, Allium pulchellum) belongs to the group of bulbous and tuberous plants.

Contents 1 Naming 2 Taxonomy 3 Characteristics 3.1 Growth 3.2 Wood and Bark 3.3 Leaves 3.4 Flowers and Fruit 3.5 Root System 4 Distribution 5 Cultivation 6 Uses 7 Maintenance 8 Varities and Cultivars 9 Poisonousness 10 Pests and Diseases 11 Man and Allium carinatum ssp. pulchellum 11.1 History 11.2 Allium carinatum ssp. pulchellum in art 11.3 Symbolism 11.4 Superstition 12 See also 13 References 13.1 Literature 13.2 Footnotes 14 Non-commercial Links

[edit] Naming

Allium carinatum ssp. pulchellum was already described and the name validly published by George Don. It was not until 1894, however, that Gaston Eugène Marie Bonnier and Georges de Layens reclassified it into todays valid botanical systematics.

[edit] Taxonomy

Allium carinatum ssp. pulchellum is a subspecies in the genus Allium (onion) which contains 824 species and belongs to the family of the Alliaceae (Garlic Family).

[edit] Characteristics

[edit] Growth

The plants grow to a height of approximately 0,45 meters.

[edit] Wood and Bark

[edit] Leaves

Allium carinatum ssp. pulchellum is a decidious plant with simple leaves. The leaves appear at the base of the plant. They are mid green and linear with entire margins.

[edit] Flowers and Fruit

The flowers are bell-shaped and purple. The plants bloom from July to August. The flowers are arranged in umbels.

The fruits are loculicidal capsules.

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[edit] Distribution

Allium carinatum ssp. pulchellum is native to France, Italy, Central Europe, the Balkan Peninsula, Eastern Europe, northern Turkey and the Caucasus.

[edit] Cultivation

Allium carinatum ssp. pulchellum prefers a sunny site and can withstand temperatures down to -17,7º C. It grows best in sandy or pebbly, loamy soil, sandy clay soil that is dry to moderately moist.

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[edit] Maintenance

[edit] Varities and Cultivars

[edit] Poisonousness

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[edit] Pests and Diseases

[edit] Man and Allium carinatum ssp. pulchellum

[edit] History

[edit] Allium carinatum ssp. pulchellum in art

[edit] Symbolism

[edit] Superstition

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] Literature

• Walter Erhardt, Erich Götz, Nils Bödeker, Siegmund Seybold: Der große Zander. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7. (Ger.)
• Christoper Brickell (Editor-in-chief): RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Third edition. Dorling Kindersley, London 2003, ISBN 0-7513-3738-2.
• efloras.org

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] Non-commercial Links

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• United States Department of Agriculturees:Allium carinatum ssp. pulchellumfr:Allium carinatum ssp. pulchellum