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Allium subhirsutum
Species of flowering plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Allium subhirsutum, the hairy garlic,[3] is a plant species widespread around the Mediterranean region from Spain and the Canary Islands to Turkey and Palestine.[1][4]
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Hairy garlic | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Allioideae |
Genus: | Allium |
Subgenus: | A. subg. Amerallium |
Species: | A. subhirsutum |
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Allium subhirsutum | |
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Allium subhirsutum is a perennial herb up to 50 cm tall. Leaves are long, up to 15 mm across, tapering toward the tip, with hairs along the margins (hence the name "hairy garlic"). The umbel contains only a few flowers, white with thin pink midveins.[5][6][7]