Allium moly

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Allium moly
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Amerallium
Species:
A. moly
Binomial name
Allium moly
L. 1753 not Griseb. & Schur ex Regel 1875 nor Ucria 1789 nor Georgi 1780 [2]
Synonyms [3]
  • Cepa moly(L.) Moench
  • Kalabotis moly(L.) Raf.
  • Molyza moly(L.) Salisb.
  • Nectaroscordum moly(L.) Galasso & Banfi
  • Allium aureumLam.
  • Allium flavumSalisb. 1796, illegitimate homonym not L. 1753
  • Allium moly var. bulbilliferumRouy

Allium moly, also known as yellow garlic, [4] golden garlic and lily leek, Is a species of flowering plant in the genus Allium, which also includes the flowering and culinary onions and garlic. A bulbous herbaceous perennial from the Mediterranean, [5] [6] it is edible and also used as a medicinal and ornamental plant. [7] [8]

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Occurrence and appearance

Allium moly is primarily found in Spain and Southern France with additional populations in Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Algeria, and Morocco. [3] [9] [10] [11]

With lance-shaped grey-green leaves up to 30 cm long, in early summer it produces masses of star-shaped bright yellow flowers in dense umbels. The cultivar 'Jeannine' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [4]

Variants

formerly included [3]

See also

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References

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