Allium commutatum

Aglio delle Isole
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Allioideae
Tribe:	Allieae
Genus:	Allium
Species:	A. commutatum
Binomial name
Allium commutatum Guss.[1][2]
Synonyms[3]
Allium aestivale J.J.Rodr. Allium ampeloprasum var. commutatum (Guss.) Fiori Allium bimetrale Gand. Allium pruinosum Candargy Allium rotundum subsp. commutatum (Guss.) Nyman Allium wildii Heldr.

Allium commutatum is a species of Mediterranean onions in the amaryllis family. Its native range extends from Corsica and Algeria to Turkey.^{[4][3][5][6][7][8]}

Allium commutatum usually grows on rocky slopes overlooking the Mediterranean. Bulbs are resistant to salt and float, so they are very often dispersed by storms. Leaves wither and die before flowing time, when a tall scape appears bearing a large spherical umbel of purple flowers.^[9][10]

References

1. Gussone, Giovanni 1855. Enumeratio Plantarum Vascularium in Insula Inarime sponte provenientium vel oeconomico usu passim cultarum page 17
2. The International Plant Names Index
3. Kew Gardens, London, World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. Altervista Flora Italiana, Aglio delle Isole, Allium commutatum
5. Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 1-632. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
6. Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
7. Véla, E., Bouguaham, A.-F. & Moulaï, R. (2012). 183. Decouverte d' Allium commutatum Guss. (Alliaceae) en Algerie. Lagascalia 32: 291-296.
8. Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
9. Gussone, Giovanni 1855. Enumeratio plantarum vascularium in insula Inarime 339.
10. Pacific Bulb Society, Milwauke, Oregon USA, drumstick onions