Allium carinatum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Allioideae
Tribus: Allieae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Allium
Sectio: A. sect. Codonoprasum
Species: Allium carinatum
Subspecies: A. c. subsp. carinatum – A. c. subsp. pulchellum
Name

Allium carinatum L.
Synonyms

Homotypic
Cepa carinata (L.) Bernh.
Codonoprasum carinatum (L.) Rchb.
Aglitheis carinata (L.) Raf.
Raphione carinata (L.) Salisb.

References

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 297. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Allium carinatum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Allium carinatum in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Sep 03. Reference page.

Vernacular names
čeština: česnek kýlnatý
Deutsch: Kiel-Lauch
English: keeled garlic
suomi: Punalaukka
français: Ail caréné
magyar: szarvas hagyma
polski: czosnek grzebieniasty

Allium carinatum, the keeled garlic[4] or witch's garlic, is a bulbous perennial flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is widespread across central and southern Europe, with some populations in Asiatic Turkey. It is cultivated in many places as an ornamental and also for its potently aromatic bulbs used as a food flavoring.[5]

Varieties

Numerous botanical names have been coined within the species at the varietal level, but only two are recognized:[6]

Allium carinatum subsp. carinatum - most of species range
Allium carinatum subsp. pulchellum (G.Don) Bonnier & Layens - central Europe + Balkans

Description

Allium carinatum produces a single small bulb rarely more than 15 mm long, flat leaves, and an umbel up to 60 cm tall of purple to reddish-purple flowers. The flowers are on long pedicels and often nodding (hanging downwards).[7][8]
Distribution

Allium carinatum is considered native to the Mediterranean Region from Spain to Turkey, north to Sweden and the Baltic Republics. It is naturalized in the British Isles[6]
Cultivation

A. carinatum subsp. pulchellum[9] and the white flowering form A. carinatum subsp. pulchellum f. album[10] have both gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.
References

1796 painting, Figure 38 from Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen at http://www.biolib.de Author Johann Georg Sturm, Painted by Jacob Sturm; published by Kurt Stüber
Korpelainen, H.; Holubec, V. (2011). "Allium carinatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172195A6846884. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
The Plant List
BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
"Allium carinatum". Plants for a Future.
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Linnaeus, Carl. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 297.
Altervista Schede di Botanica, Allium carnatum
"RHS Plantfinder - Allium carinatum subsp. pulchellum". Royal Horticultural Society. 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
"RHS Plantfinder - Allium carinatum subsp. pulchellum f. album". Royal Horticultural Society. 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.