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

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 in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1980).

Lifeform: 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: Early summer : JUN, JUL, AUG.

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 – 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.
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.
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.

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