Allium subhirsutum

Allium subhirsutum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Allioideae
Tribus: Allieae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Amerallium
Sectio: A. sect. Molium
Subsectio: A. subsect. Molium
Species: Allium subhirsutum

Name

Allium subhirsutum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 295 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Iulus subhirsutum (L.) Salisb., Gen. Pl.: 92 (1866), nom. inval.
• Heterotypic
  • Allium hirsutum Lam., Fl. Franç. 3: 262 (1779), nom. illeg.
  • Allium ciliatum Cirillo, Pl. Rar. Neapol. 2: 16 (1792).
    • Allium subhirsutum var. ciliatum (Cirillo) Briq., Prodr. Fl. Corse 1: 303 (1910).
    • Allium subhirsutum subsp. ciliatum (Cirillo) Holmboe, Stud. Veg. Cyprus: 46 (1914).

• • Allium clusianum Retz. ex Willd., Sp. Pl. 2: 79 (1799).
    • Kalabotis clusianum (Retz. ex Willd.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 19 (1837).
    • Allium subvillosum var. clusianum (Retz. ex Willd.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 738 (1882).
  • Allium niveum Roth, Catal. Bot. 2: 35 (1800).
    • Iulus niveum (Roth) Salisb., Gen. Pl.: 92 (1866), nom. inval.
  • Allium graminifolium Loisel., Fl. Gall. 1: 253 (1806), nom. illeg.
  • Allium album F.Delaroche in P.J.Redouté, Liliac. 5: 300 (1810), nom. illeg.
  • Allium ciliare Cirillo ex Redouté, Liliac. 6: t. 311 (1811).
    • Allium subhirsutum subsp. ciliare (Cirillo ex Redouté) Maire & Weiller, Fl. Afrique N. 5: 288 (1958).

• • Allium brachystemon Redouté, Liliac. 7: t. 374 (1812).
    • Allium subhirsutum var. brachystemon (Redouté) P.Fourn., Quatre Fl. France: 170 (1935).
  • Allium graminifolium Buch, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 17: 362 (1816), nom. illeg.
  • Allium tineoi C.Presl in J.S.Presl & C.B.Presl, Delic. Prag.: 145 (1822).
  • Allium hirsutum Zucc., Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 3: 232 (1843), nom. illeg.
  • Allium subhirsutum var. corbariense Timb.-Lagr. ex Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 737 (1882).
  • Allium subhirsutum var. hellenicum Hausskn., Mitt. Thüring. Bot. Ges., n.s., 13: 29 (1899).
  • Allium subvillosum var. minor Pau, nom. nud., in sched.
  • Allium subhirsutum proles loiseleurii Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 12: 376 (1910).
    • Allium trifoliatum proles loiseleurii Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 12: 376 (1910).
    • Allium loiseleurii (Rouy) Prain, Index Kew., Suppl. 4: 8 (1913).

Homonyms

• Allium subhirsutum Desf. (1798) = Allium subvillosum Salzm. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
• Allium subhirsutum Rchb. (1830) nom. illeg. = Allium subvillosum Salzm. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
• Allium subhirsutum Delile ex Boiss., pro syn. = Allium neapolitanum Cirillo
• Allium subhirsutum Sieber ex Kunth, nom. inval. = Allium neapolitanum Cirillo

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Northwest Balkan Peninsula. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Türkiye. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 295. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Allium subhirsutum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Aug 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Allium subhirsutum. Published online. Accessed: 12 Aug 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Allium subhirsutum. Accessed: 12 Aug 2025.Reference page. 

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