Allium corsicum
| Corsican onion | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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]
References
- ^ a b Janzen, Phillippe, Jean-Marc Tison, Robert Deschâtres, & Henri Couderc. 2002. Allium corsicum Jauzen, J.-M. Tison, Deschâtres & H. Couderc spec. nova, espèce méconnue de la flore corse. Candollea 301-314.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ The International Plant Names Index