Allium desertorum

Allium desertorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Allioideae
Genus:	Allium
Subgenus:	A. subg. Allium
Species:	A. desertorum
Binomial name
Allium desertorum Forssk.
Synonyms [1] [2]
Allium modestum Boiss.

Allium desertorum is a species of onion found in Israel, Jordan, Palestine, and Egypt (including Sinai). ^[2] It is a small bulb-forming perennial; flowers are white with purple midveins along the tepals. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

References

1. The Plant List
2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. "Flora of Israel Online, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Allium desertorum". Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
4. Forsskål, Pehr. 1775. Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica 72. in Latin
5. Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
6. Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
7. Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.

External links

• photo of herbarium specimen, isotype of Allium desertorum