Biarum tenuifolium is a cormous flowering plant species in the family Araceae.
Taxonomy
Within the genus Biarum, it is the only species in subgenus Biarum.
Subspecies Six subspecies are generally recognized: Biarum tenuifolium subsp. tenuifolium: southern Italy to the southern Balkans. Biarum tenuifolium subsp. zelebori: Greece and south-western Turkey. Biarum tenuifolium subsp. arundanum: heavy terra rossa soils in Portugal and Spain Biarum tenuifolium subsp. galianii: loose sandy soils in south-western Spain. Biarum tenuifolium subsp. abbreviatum: Central Mediterranean, from Italy to Greece. Biarum tenuifolium subsp. idomenaeum: Crete.
Subspecies arundanum and galianii have also been treated as two independent species (Biarum arundanum and Biarum galianii), or lumped together under Biarum arundanum.
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