Allium angulosum

Mouse garlic
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Allioideae
Genus:	Allium
Subgenus:	A. subg. Rhizirideum
Species:	A. angulosum
Binomial name
Allium angulosum L. 1753 not All. 1785 nor Krock. 1787 nor Lour. 1790 nor DC. 1805 nor Pursh. 1813
Synonyms [1]
Species synonymy Allium acutangulumSchrad. Allium acutangulum var. senescensNyman Allium angularePall. Allium angulatumPall. Allium angulosumKrock. Allium angulosum var. danubiale(Spreng.) Trevir. Allium angulosum var. latifoliumRegel Allium angulosum subsp. latifolium(Regel) K.Richt. Allium calcareumWallr. Allium danubialeSpreng. Allium flavescens var. stramineumNyman Allium inodorumWilld. Allium laxumG.Don Allium lusitanicumF.Delaroche Allium microcephalumWilld. ex Kunth Allium odorumKar. & Kir. Allium reticulatumWallr. Allium senescensSuter Allium stramineumSchur Allium triquetrumSchrad. ex Schult. & Schult.f. Allium uliginosumKanitz Cepa angulosa(L.) Bernh. Maligia fastigiataRaf. Xylorhiza angulosa(L.) Salisb.

Allium angulosum, the mouse garlic, is a species of garlic native to a wide region of central Europe and northern Asia, from France and Italy to Siberia and Kazakhstan. ^{[2] [3]}

Allium angulosum is a perennial herb up to 50 cm tall. Bulbs are narrow and elongated, about 5 mm in diameter. The plant produces a hemispherical umbel of small pink flowers on long pedicels. ^{[3] [4]}

Uses

Allium angulosum is cultivated as an ornamental and also as an herb for kitchen gardens. Bulbs and leaves are edible cooked or in salads. There are, however, some reports of being toxic in large quantities. ^[5]

References

1. The Plant List
2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. Altervista Flora Italiana, Schede di Botanica, Allium angulosum
4. Linnaeus, Carl. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 300.
5. Plants for a Future, Allium angulosum, mouse garlic