Allium carmeli

Allium carmeli
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Allioideae
Genus:	Allium
Species:	A. carmeli
Binomial name
Allium carmeli Boiss.
Synonyms [2]
Allium trichocoleumBornm.

Allium carmeli is a species of perennial in the Amaryllidaceae family. ^[3] It is found in Israel, Syria and Lebanon. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

The specific epithet, carmeli, refers to Mount Carmel in northern Israel. ^[8]

Description

Allium carmeli grows from 60 to 100 centimeters (2–3.3 feet) tall and flowers in late spring. The color of its flowers range from a white to a purple. ^[7]

References

1. Sapir, Y.; Enab, Y. (2017). "Allium carmeli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T13143154A18609544. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T13143154A18609544.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. "Allium carmeli Boiss". The Plant List.
3. "Allium carmeli Boiss". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
4. Boissier, Pierre Edmond. 1854. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum 13: 28.
5. Bornmüller, Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus. 1922. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis. Centralblatt für Sammlung und Veroffentlichung von Einzeldiagnosen neuer Pflanzen. (Edited by Friedrich Fedde). Berlin 13: 28, Allium trichocoleum
6. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
7. "Allium carmeli | Pacific Bulb Society". www.pacificbulbsociety.org. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
8. Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.