Allium cassium

Allium cassium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Allioideae
Genus:	Allium
Species:	A. cassium
Binomial name
	Allium cassium; Boiss.
Synonyms
	Allium roseum var. cassium (Boiss.) Regel; Allium cydni Schott & Kotschy; Allium roseum var. puberulum Regel; Allium cassium var. hirtellum Boiss.; Allium troodi H.Lindb.;

Allium cassium is a species of flowering plant in the Amaryllidaceae family. It is a wild onion native to Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, and Cyprus.

Description

Allium cassium has a stem that ranges from 10 to 25 cm (3.93–9.84 inches) in height and thin linear leaves of a slightly smaller size. It grows from bulbs, usually in clusters. Its flowers are white or light pink and bell-shaped. Additionally, they are 7 to 10 mm long.

References

1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
↑ "Allium cassium Boiss". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
↑ Boissier, Pierre Edmond 1882. Flora Orientalis 5: 271-272 in Latin
↑ Boissier, Pierre Edmond 1854. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium novarum ser. 1, 13: 28 in Latin
↑ Tropicos, Allium cassium Boiss.
↑ Wild Flowers of Israel, Allium cassium photo by Eli Livne
↑ "Allium cassium- Alpine Garden Society".

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[ursula-1] 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[KewPOWO-2] "Allium cassium Boiss". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 26, 2020.

[3] Boissier, Pierre Edmond 1882. Flora Orientalis 5: 271-272 in Latin

[4] Boissier, Pierre Edmond 1854. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium novarum ser. 1, 13: 28 in Latin

[5] Tropicos, Allium cassium Boiss.

[6] Wild Flowers of Israel, Allium cassium photo by Eli Livne

[7] "Allium cassium- Alpine Garden Society".