Allium flavum subsp. tauricum (Besser ex Rchb.) K. Richt.

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Taxonomy: Fam. Amaryllidaceae// Genus: Allium// Species: Allium flavum L.// Subspecies: Allium flavum subsp. tauricum (Besser ex Rchb.) K. Richt. The classification is given according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010).

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Stearn (1980 in Tutin et al.).

Lifeform: Bulbous perennial. Geophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Southeast and East Europe to Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Dry and open habitats- rocks and rocky terrains, grasslands, pastures, shrublands.

Flowering period: Summer (JUN, JUL).

Locality: Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River. Date: 05.07.2026.

Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – habit. Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – habit. Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – habit. Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – habit. Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – inflorescence. Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – inflorescence. Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – inflorescence. Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – inflorescence. Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – inflorescence. Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – inflorescence. Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – flowers. Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – flowers. Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – flowers. Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – flowers and bracts. Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – flowers and bracts. Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – flowers. Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – flowers. Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – flowers. Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – flowers. Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – flowers. Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – flowers. Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – stem. Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – stem and leaves. Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – stem and leaves. Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – stems and leaves. Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – stem and leaf. Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – leaf. Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – stem and leaf sheath. Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – lower part of stem and bulb. Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – bulb. Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Scaled images. Locality: Probishtip, hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, 05.07.2026.

Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, collected 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – inflorescense. Scale in cm. Specimen from Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, collected 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – inflorescense. Scale in cm. Specimen from Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, collected 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – inflorescense. Scale in cm. Specimen from Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, collected 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – inflorescense. Scale in cm. Specimen from Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, collected 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – flowers. Scale in mm. Specimen from Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, collected 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – style and ovary. Specimen from Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, collected 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – bulb. Scale in cm. Specimen from Probishtip: hilly region between village of Shtalkovica and the Zletovska River, collected 05.07.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: Kochani: hilly region near village of Beli. Date: 15.07.2020.

Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: Kochani: village of Beli. Date: 27.07.2020.

Allium flavum subsp. tauricum (inflorescence). Osogovo, near village Krushka, 27.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum (inflorescence). Osogovo, near village Krushka, 27.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: Kochani: gorge of the Kochanska River. Date: 28.06.2020.

Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – habit (left) and stem with inflorescence (right). Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – inflorescence. Specimen from the gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – inflorescence. Specimen from the gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – flowers. Specimen from the gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Allium flavum subsp. tauricum – bulbs. Specimen from the gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski

References:

Allium flavum subsp. tauricum (Besser ex Rchb.) K.Richt. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77189434-1 [Accessed 12.03.2022].

Allium flavum subsp. tauricum. The Euro+Med PlantBase. Source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=31727&PTRefFk=8000000 [Accessed 12.03.2022].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Last update: 16.08.2026.