Allium agrigentinum
| Agrigento garlic | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Subgenus: | A. subg. Allium |
| Species: | A. agrigentinum
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium agrigentinum | |
Allium agrigentinum is a plant species in the Amaryllis family, endemic to the Italian Island of Sicily in the Mediterranean.[1][2] Initial collections were made in or near the Riserva naturale integrale Macalube di Aragona Wildlife Sanctuary.[3]
Allium agrigentinum has a light brown bulb up to 20 mm long. Scape is up to 40 cm tall. The umbel is hemispherical with uneven pedicels. Flowers are narrowly bell-shaped with pinkish-purple tepals.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Aglio d'Agrigento, Allium agrigentinum Brullo & Pavone
- ^ a b Salvatore Brullo & Pietro Pavone. 2002. Informatore Botanico Italiano; Bolletino della Societa Botanica Italiana. Florence 33: 505, Allium agrigentinum