Allium subhirsutum

Allium subhirsutum, the hairy garlic, is a plant species widespread around the Mediterranean region from Spain and the Canary Islands to Turkey and Palestine.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesAltervista Flora Italiana, Aglio pelosetto, hairy garlic, Allium subhirsutum

Allium subhirsutum is a perennial herb up to 50 cm tall. Leaves are long, up to 15 mm across, tapering toward the tip, with hairs along the margins (hence the name "hairy garlic"). The umbel contains only a few flowers, white with thin pink midveins.Linnaeus, Carl. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 295.Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1837. Flora Telluriana 2: 19, Kalabotis clusianum

Uses Allium subhirsutum is edible and sometimes cultivated in kitchen gardens. Bulbs can be eaten cooked or in salads. There are however a few reports of toxicity when consumed in large quantities.Plants for a FutureBailey, L.H. & E.Z. Bailey. 1976. Hortus Third i–xiv, 1–1290. MacMillan, New York.

Subspecies Allium subhirsutum subsp. obtusitepalum (Svent.) G.Kunkel - Alegranza Island in Canary Islands Allium subhirsutum subsp. subhirsutum - from Spain and Morocco to Turkey and Palestine.

formerly included Allium subhirsutum var. barcense, now called Allium longanum Allium subhirsutum var. canariense, now called Allium subvillosum Allium subhirsutum var. glabrum now called Allium neapolitanum Allium subhirsutum subsp. graecum, now called Allium trifoliatum Allium subhirsutum var. hirsutum, now called Allium trifoliatum Allium subhirsutum subsp. permixtum, now called Allium permixtum Allium subhirsutum var. purpurascens, now called Allium subvillosum Allium subhirsutum subsp. spathaceum, now called Allium spathaceum Allium subhirsutum subsp. subvillosum, now called Allium subvillosum Allium subhirsutum subsp. trifoliatum, now called Allium trifoliatum Allium subhirsutum var. vernale, now called Allium subvillosum

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