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
	Species synonymy Allium capillare Cav. ; Allium cupani Guss ; Allium moschatum var. borzhomicum Miscz. ex Grossh. ; Allium setaceum Waldst. & 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

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

[natasha-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.

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