Allium carinatum

Allium carinatum
Allium carinatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Allium
Species:
A. carinatum
Binomial name
Allium carinatum
Synonyms
Species synonymy
  • Aglitheis carinata (L.) Raf.
    • Allium asperum G.Don
    • Allium calcareum Reut.
    • Allium consimile Jord. ex Gren. & Godr.
    • Allium denticulatum Kit.
    • Allium flexifolium Jord. ex Gren. & Godr.
    • Allium flexum Waldst. & Kit.
    • Allium flexuosum Host 1827, illegitimate homonym not d'Urv. 1822 (syn of A. staticiforme)
    • Allium foetidum Willd.
    • Allium monserratense Pourr. ex Willk. & Lange
    • Allium montenegrinum Beck & Szyszyl.
    • Allium pratense Schleich. ex Kunth.
    • Allium purpureum Schur
    • Allium violaceum Willd.
    • Cepa carinata (L.) Bernh.
    • Codonoprasum carinatum (L.) Rchb.
    • Codonoprasum consimile (Jord. ex Gren. & Godr.) Fourr.
    • Codonoprasum flexifolium (Jord. ex Gren. & Godr.) Fourr.
    • Raphione carinata (L.) Salisb.

Allium carinatum, the keeled garlic or witch's garlic, is a bulbous perennial flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is widespread across central and southern Europe, with some populations in Asiatic Turkey. It is cultivated in many places as an ornamental and also for its potently aromatic bulbs used as a food flavoring.

Subspecies

Numerous botanical names have been coined within the species at the subspecies level, but only two are recognized:

  • Allium carinatum subsp. carinatum - most of species range
  • Allium carinatum subsp. pulchellum (G.Don) Bonnier & Layens - central Europe + Balkans
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