Allium sannineum (Arabic ثوم صنين) is a plant species found in the Levant (Syria, Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Lebanon). It is a bulb-forming perennial with an umbel of flowers crowded together, resembling a head. Their tepals are deep blue of violet with fringed edges.[2][3][4]
| Allium sannineum | |
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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 |
| Species: | A. sannineum
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium sannineum Gomb.
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They can found at elevations between 1800–2300 m.[5]
References
edit- ^ iucnredlist.org/species/13145504/18609842
- ^ "Flora of Israel Online". Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
- ^ Kew, World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ René Gombault. 1938. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 84: 470.
- ^ Ori Fragman-Sapir (Jerusalem Botanical Gardens, The Hebrew University); Semaan (Consultant), Myrna (2016-02-02). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Allium sannineum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2020-09-08.