Allium cassium is a species of flowering plant in the Amaryllidaceae family. It is a wild onion native to Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, and Cyprus.Boissier, Pierre Edmond 1882. Flora Orientalis 5: 271-272 in LatinBoissier, Pierre Edmond 1854. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium novarum ser. 1, 13: 28 in LatinTropicos, Allium cassium Boiss.Wild Flowers of Israel, Allium cassium photo by Eli Livne
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.
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