Allium moschatum

Fly garlic
Allium moschatum illustration from Les liliacées (1805) by Pierre-Joseph Redouté
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Allioideae
Genus:	Allium
Subgenus:	A. subg. Polyprason
Species:	A. moschatum
Binomial name
Allium moschatum L. 1753 not d'Urv. 1822 nor Moris 1827 nor Sint. ex Regel 1875
Synonyms [1]
Species synonymy Allium capillareCav. Allium cupaniGuss Allium moschatum var. borzhomicumMiscz. ex Grossh. Allium setaceumWaldst. & Kit. Scorodon moschatum(L.) Fourr.

Allium moschatum is a Eurasian species of wild onion with a range extending from Spain to Iran. ^{[2] [1]}

Allium moschatum is a bulb-forming perennial. Flowers are born in umbels on top of thin, wiry scapes rarely more than 15 cm tall; tepals white with a thin but prominent purple midvein. ^[3]

It usually grows in clearings of bushes, dry pastures and stony environments. ^[4]

Formerly included ^[1]

• Allium moschatum var. brevipedunculatum, now called Allium korolkowii
• Allium moschatum var. dubium, now called Allium korolkowii

References

1. Kew World Checklist for Selected Plant Families
2. Altervista Flora Italiana, Allium moschatum
3. Pacific Bulb Society, Allium Species Two
4. "Herbario de Jaca". floragon.ipe.csic.es. Retrieved 2021-08-26.