Allium corsicum
Appearance
Corsican onion | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Allioideae |
Genus: | Allium |
Species: | A. corsicum
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Binomial name | |
Allium corsicum Jauzein, J.-M.Tison, Deschâtres & H.Couderc
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Allium corsicum is a plant species endemic to the Island of Corsica in the Mediterranean.[1][2][3]
Allium corsicum produces a spherical to egg-shaped bulb and a stipe up to 60 cm tall. Leaves are flat and hairless, about 3 mm wide. Umbel has many bell-shaped flowers, white or pink with dark purple midveins.[1]