Allium trifoliatum

Allium trifoliatum, commonly called pink garlic or hirsute garlic, is a Mediterranean species of wild onion. It is native to France, Cyprus, Malta, Italy (Sicily, Sardinia, Calabria, Basilicata, Apulia, Campania, Abruzzo), Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon, Palestine, and Israel.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Clade:Embryophytes

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Monocots

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Allium trifoliatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Allioideae
Genus:	Allium
Species:	A. trifoliatum
Binomial name
Allium trifoliatum Cirillo
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy Allium graecum d'Urv. Allium subhirsutum var. graecum (d'Urv.) Regel Allium subhirsutum subsp. graecum (d'Urv.) K.Richt. Allium subhirsutum var. hirsutum Regel Allium subhirsutum subsp. trifoliatum (Cirillo) Arcang. Allium subhirsutum var. trifoliatum (Cirillo) Batt. & Trab. Allium trifoliatum var. graecum (d'Urv.) Nyman Allium trifoliatum subsp. hirsutum (Regel) Kollmann Allium trifoliatum var. sterile Kollmann

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Allium trifoliatum is a perennial herb up to 30 cm tall. It has a tight umbel with short pedicels. Tepals are white, sometimes with pink to red midveins.^[7][8]

formerly included^[1]

• Allium trifoliatum race loiseleurii Rouy, now called Allium subhirsutum subsp. subhirsutum
• Allium trifoliatum subsp. obtusitepalum Svent, now called Allium subhirsutum subsp. obtusitepalum (Svent.) G.Kunkel