Allium neapolitanum Cyrillo

Spice Flowers Inflorescence

Family: LILIACEAE

Genus: Allium

Spanish common name: Ajo blanco. Lágrimas de la magdalena. Lágrimas de la virgen.

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

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Geophyte.

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

Characteristics: A perennial plant with flat, linear leaves, practically all emerge form the base. Flowers are star-shaped, pre white in and are grouped in a hemispherical umbel, sustained by stem up to 50 cm. in height with two sharp or winged corners. As is garlic, touching the plant impregnates the hands with the strong odour of this type of plant.