Allium kunthianum
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AmaryllidaceaeRoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Bulb
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Caucasus, Europe, Georgia, Iran, Middle East, Turkey, Türkiye,
Countries: Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Iraq, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, Yemen
How to Identify
An onion family herb. It is compact and has a bulb. It grows 15-25 cm tall. The flowers are pale pink with purple midveins. The bulbs are oval and have a brown tunic.
Names & Synonyms
Allium kunthianum var. grandiflorum Grossh.Allium lepidum Kunthand others
References (1)
- Bussman, R. W., et al, 2016, A comparative ethnobotany of Khevsureti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Tusheti, Svaneti, and Racha-Lechkhumi, Republic of Georgia (Sakartvelo), Caucasus. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2016) 12:43
