Liliaceae

A. scorodoprasum L., Sp. PL 297 (1 753).
Bulb depressed-globose to ovoid, 1-2 cm diam., often with stipitate bulblets; outer tunics brown, breaking up into fibrous strips; bulbiets numerous, black, brown or violet. Stem 25-90 cm, erect. Leaves 2-5, 2-8(-1 5) mm broad, flat or canaliculate, scabrid on margins, sheathing lower 1/3-1/2 of stem. Spathe 1-valved, c. 1.5 cm, shortly beaked, caducous. Umbel subglobose, 1-4(-6)crn diam., nodding in bud. Pedicels unequal, lower very short, upper to 8x perianth, with numerous bracteoles at base. Perianth campanulate, ovoid-cannpan-ulate or o void-pyramidal; segments lilac to deep purple, connivent, outer 4.5 mm, lanceolate or narrowly ovate, scabrid on back or along keel, inner 5-5.5 mm, elliptic or oblong-ovate, subacute or obtuse. Filaments included or sub-exserted, ciliolate at base; median cusp c. 1 /4-1/3 x basal lamina; lateral cusps 2-3 x median cusp. Capsule c. 4-5 mm.
1. Umbel with bulbils; flowers few or none subsp. scorodoprasum
1. Umbel without bulbils, many-flowered, subglobose or hemispherical
  2. Outer perianth segments dark purple, inner paler, elliptic, usually with broad whitish margin or almost white subsp. rotundum
  2. Outer and inner perianth segments uniformly coloured, inner oblong-ovate
   3. Perianth segments pinkish or rose-violet; umbel usually compact, often almost capitate subsp. jajlae
   3. Perianth segments dark purple-violet subsp. waldsteinii
subsp. roturtdum (L.) Stearn in Ann. Mus. Goulandris 4:178 (1978). Syn: A. rotundum L., Sp. P1. ed. 2:423 (1762); A. porphyroprasum Heldr. in Bull. Herb. Boiss. 6:394 (1898). Ic: Reichb., Ic. Fl.Germ. 10: t. 492f. 1079 (1848), as A. rotundum; Rech. fil., Fl. Iranica 76: t. 5 f. 74 (1971). Figure 6. Map 23. 2n = 32.
Described from S. Europe.
Lectotype (designated by Wilde-Duyfjes in Taxon 22:80, 1973): 'Allium montanum capiterotundo', Haller (P-Hb. Haller 40: no. 7).
Widespread. A1(E) Kirklareli: above Karadere, Karlitepe, 650 m, Koyuncu & Coşkun (AEF 2194)! A2(E) Istanbul: Halkali, 21 vi 1896, Azn.! A2(A) Istanbul: nr Maltepe, Kartal to Kadiköy, 1 vii 1894, Azn.! A3 Bolu: Abant G., 1400 m, Sorger 69-4-133! A4 Cankiri: Çerkeş to Ismetpaşa, 3 km E.of Ismetpaşa, 1200 m, Mertens & Pasche 79/42! A5 Çorum: Osmancik to Kargi, 600 m, Tobey 2675! A6 Sivas: Yildiz Da., 2000 m, Sorger 76-8-8! A7 Trabzon: Trabzon, 120 m, Balls 397! A9 Çoruh: Ardanuç, 500 m, D. 30175! Bl lzmir: Karşıyaka, Runem. &Wendelbo 632! B2 Kütahya: Demirci, Sinararasi, 750 m, Seçmen et al. (EGE 14405)! B3 Eskişehir: 29 km from Polatli to Sivrihisar, 800 m, Coode & Jones 2279! B4 Ankara: 95 km S. of Ankara, Birand &M.Zohary 3022! B5Kayseri: 8 km from lncesu to Develi, Hub.-Mor. 11665! B6 Maraş: Binboğa Da., 1600 m, D. 19931! B7 Erzincan: Munzur Silsilesi, N.W. side of TayranDa., KizilTepe, 1 525 m, Watsonetal. 3250! B8Erzurum: 30 km W. of Erzurum, 1780 m, M. Zohary 67313! B9 Ağri: d. Suluçem (Musun), S. end of BalikG., 2300 m, D. 47265! Cl Muğla: Muğla to Marmaris, Koyuncu et al. (AEF 2100)! C2 Antalya: Gömbe, c. 31 km S.W. of Elmali, 1150 m, Sorger 65-25-5! C3 Antalya: 30 km from Antalya to Burdur, 220 m, D. 35698! C4 Konya: nr Koraş, 1600 m, Siehe 1912:512! C5 Adana: nr Pozanti, Aberdeen Univ. Amanus Exped. Gl 406! C6 Hatay: Nur Da., 16 km S.W. of Yarpuz, 2000 m, Buttler & Erben 17872! C7 Adiyaman: 45 km from Adiyaman to Kömur, 1090 m, Kit-Tan 2024! C8 Mardin: Mardin to Nusaybin, 750 m, D. 28487! Is: lmroz (Gökçeada), Seçmen & Leblebici 2029! Lesvos, nrWatusa,Rech. 5892! Samos, mt. Ambelos, 700 m, Rech. 2188!
S. & C. Europe, Caucasus, N. & W. Iran, Iraq, W. Syria. Medit. element.