Allium desertorum is a species of onion found in Israel, Jordan, Palestine, and Egypt (including Sinai).[2] It is a small bulb-forming perennial; flowers are white with purple midveins along the tepals.[3][4][5][6][7]
| Allium desertorum | |
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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. desertorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium desertorum | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Allium modestum Boiss. | |
References
edit- ^ The Plant List
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ "Flora of Israel Online, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Allium desertorum". Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
- ^ Forsskål, Pehr. 1775. Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica 72. in Latin
- ^ Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
- ^ Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
- ^ Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.