Allium moly
| Golden garlic lily leek | |
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| Allium moly | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Tribe: | Allieae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. moly |
| Binomial name | |
| Allium moly L. 1753 not Griseb. & Schur ex Regel 1875 nor Ucria 1789 nor Georgi 1780[1] | |
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Allium moly, also known as golden garlic and lily leek, is a Mediterranean plant in the Amaryllis family.[3][4] This plant is a perennial bulb, which is edible and also used as a medicinal and ornamental plant.[5][6]
Allium moly is primarily found in Spain and Southern France with additional populations in Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Algeria, and Morocco.[2][7][8][9]
The related Odyssey story
In The Odyssey, Odysseus visited the witch-goddess Circe. She turned half of his men into swine after feeding them cheese and wine. Hermes met with Odysseus and gave him a drug called moly, a resistance to Circe’s magic. Circe, being attracted to Odysseus' resistance, fell in love with him. Circe released his men. Odysseus and his crew remained with her on the island for one year, while they feasted and drank. Finally, Odysseus' men convinced Odysseus that it was time to leave for Ithaca.[10][5]
- formerly included[2]
- Allium moly var. ambiguum, now called Allium roseum
- Allium moly subsp. massaessylum, now called Allium massaessylum
- Allium moly var. stamineum, now called Allium stamineum
- Allium moly var. xericiense, now called Allium scorzonerifolium
References
- ↑ The International Plant Names Index
- 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Tropicos, Allium moly L.
- ↑ Maire, R. (1958). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 5: 1-307. Paul Lechevalier, Paris
- 1 2 Plants For A Future: Allium moly
- ↑ Missouri Botanical Garden Gardening Help: Allium moly
- ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana
- ↑ Hohla, M. (2011). Zwei Funde der Kleine Seerose (Nymphaea candida) sowie weitere Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Flora von Oberösterreich. Stapfia 95: 141-161.
- ↑ Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
- ↑ Homer. 8th Century BCE. Ὀδύσσεια, Odýsseia
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