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APG-Fam.: Amaryllidaceae / Amaryllis Fam.       Fam. tradit.: Liliaceae / Lily Fam.  

Synon.:  Nectaroscordum siculum  (UCRIA) LINDL.

Genus:  Allium  L.,  Nectaroscordum  LINDL.
 

Authors:
   UCRIA:  Bernardino da Ucria (1739 - 1796), Italian botanist
   LINDL.:  John Lindley (1799 - 1865), English botanist at Kew
   L.:  Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
 

Etymology:
   Allium:   Roman name of Garlic
   siculum:   from Sicily
   Nectaroscordum:   nectar = nectar, skorodon = garlic
 

Allium siculum occurs from Sicily to Eastern Europe. The Sicilian plants shown here have blossoms tinged with red, while the Eastern European blossoms are only whitish-green. Therefore some autors are assigning these to different subspecies.

 

Allium siculum / Sicilian Honey Garlic, D  8.6.2013
Fig. 1:  Allium siculum / Sicilian Honey Garlic (cultiv.)
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Allium siculum / Sicilian Honey Garlic, D  8.6.2013
Fig. 2:  Allium siculum / Sicilian Honey Garlic (cultiv.)
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Allium siculum / Sicilian Honey Garlic, D  8.6.2013
Fig. 3:  Allium siculum / Sicilian Honey Garlic (cultiv.)
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Allium siculum / Sicilian Honey Garlic, D  8.6.2013
Fig. 4:  Allium siculum / Sicilian Honey Garlic (cultiv.)
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Allium siculum / Sicilian Honey Garlic, D  8.6.2013
Fig. 5:  Allium siculum / Sicilian Honey Garlic (cultiv.)
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Allium siculum / Sicilian Honey Garlic, D  8.6.2013
Fig. 6:  Allium siculum / Sicilian Honey Garlic (cultiv.)
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