Allium polyanthum Schultes et Schultes f.

Spice Inflorescence

Family: LILIACEAE

Genus: Allium

Province distribution: Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Girona. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera. Cabrera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): West Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Geophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Cultivated fields.

Characteristics: This wild garlic greatly resembles A. ampeloprasum ssp. ampeloprasum although it has shorter, narrower leaves with a practically smooth margin. The inflorescence is loose, and has fewer flowers than A. ampeloprasum ssp. ampeloprasum.