Allium subhirsutum L.

Spice Flower In the field

Family: LILIACEAE

Genus: Allium

Catalan common name: All de serp.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): South Mediterranean

Uses and properties: Aromatic.

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Geophyte.

Habitats: Pine wood and shrubland with rosemary and thyme garigue. Pine woods, garriques of Olea europea.

Characteristics: This is a small Allium that lives in dry garrigues (Mediterranean woodland). It has pure white flowers, in which the stamens are shorter than the petals.