Allium caeruleum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Allioideae
Tribus: Allieae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Allium
Sectio: A. sect. Coerulea
Species: Allium caeruleum

Name

Allium caeruleum Pall., (1773).

Synonyms

  • Heterotypic
    • Allium azureum Ledeb., Fl. Altaic. 2: 13. (1830).
    • Allium caerulescens G.Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 6: 34. (1832).
    • Allium viviparum Kar. & Kir., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 1841: 852. (1841).

Homonyms

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
      • Altay, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, South European Russia, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Vernacular names

English: blue globe onion, blue ornamental onion, blue-of-the-heavens, blue-flowered garlic
suomi: Sinilaukka
svenska: Azurlök
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