Allium zebdanense
Boiss. & Noe
Lebanon onion
AmaryllidaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The young leaves are added to salads.
Where to Find It
It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Caucasus, Europe, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Middle East, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Türkiye,
Countries: Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Iraq, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Yemen
How to Identify
A Mediterranean climate onion herb in the family Amaryllidaceae.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Allium zebdanense is a Middle Eastern species of wild onion found in Israel, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Caucasus and Jordan. It is a bulb-forming perennial with an umbel of cream-colored flowers.
Names & Synonyms
Allium chionanthum Boiss.
References (3)
- Baktır, I., Yılmaz, G., Göktürk, R.S. and Karagüzel, O. (2013). EDIBLE FLOWERING GEOPHYTES OF TURKEY. Acta Hortic. 1002, 297-300
- Brevard County Edible Acres
- Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement
