Allium trifoliatum

Pink Garlic
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Allioideae
Genus:	Allium
Species:	A. trifoliatum
Binomial name
Allium trifoliatum Cirillo
Synonyms
Synonymy Allium graecum d'Urv. Allium subhirsutum var. graecum (d'Urv.) Regel Allium subhirsutum subsp. graecum (d'Urv.) K.Richt. Allium subhirsutum var. hirsutum Regel Allium subhirsutum subsp. trifoliatum (Cirillo) Arcang. Allium subhirsutum var. trifoliatum (Cirillo) Batt. & Trab. Allium trifoliatum var. graecum (d'Urv.) Nyman Allium trifoliatum subsp. hirsutum (Regel) Kollmann Allium trifoliatum var. sterile Kollmann

Allium trifoliatum, called pink garlic, is a Mediterranean species of wild onion. It is native to France, Cyprus, Malta, Italy (Sicily, Sardinia, Calabria, Basilicata, Apulia, Campania, Abruzzo), Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon, Palestine, and Israel.

Allium trifoliatum is a perennial herb up to 30 cm tall. It has a tight umbel with short pedicels. Tepals are white , sometimes with pink to red midveins.

formerly included

• Allium trifoliatum race loiseleurii Rouy, now called Allium subhirsutum subsp. subhirsutum
• Allium trifoliatum subsp. obtusitepalum Svent, now called Allium subhirsutum subsp. obtusitepalum (Svent.) G.Kunkel

External links

• Wild Plants of Malta, Allium trifoliatum
• Trek Nature, photos of Allium trifoliatum in Cyprus

• Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
• Altervista Flora Italiana, Aglio a tre foglie, Allium trifoliatum
• Kollmann, Fania Weissmann. 1976. Israel Journal of Botany. Jerusalem 24(4): 204, שום שעיר Allium trifoliatum subsp. hirsutum and Allium trifoliatum var. sterile
• Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
• Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
• Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
• Domenico Maria Leone Cirillo. 1792. Plantarum Rariorum Regni Neapolitani. Napoli Fasc. ii. 11.
• Rare Plants UK, Allium trifoliatum