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Species of flowering plant
Allium subhirsutum , the hairy garlic ,
[3] is a plant species widespread around the
Mediterranean region from
Spain and the
Canary Islands to
Turkey and
Palestine .
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[4]
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.
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[6]
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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.
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Subspecies
[2]
[1]
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
[1]
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
References
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Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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The Plant List
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BSBI List 2007 (xls) .
Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland . Archived from
the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17 .
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Altervista Flora Italiana, Aglio pelosetto, hairy garlic, Allium subhirsutum
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"Fleurs du Sud, Méditerranée et Montagne, Allium subhirsutum " . Archived from
the original on 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2014-03-30 .
^ Linnaeus, Carl. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 295.
^ Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1837. Flora Telluriana 2: 19, Kalabotis clusianum
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Plants for a Future
^ Bailey, L.H. & E.Z. Bailey. 1976. Hortus Third i–xiv, 1–1290. MacMillan, New York.