Allium iranicum
Species of flowering plant
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Allium iranicum or Afghan leek or Iranian leek is a species of wild leek native to the Zagros Mountains of Iran and northern Iraq.[2] It is used in Iranian traditional medicine as a treatment for hemorrhoids.[3] Its chromosome number is 2n=32.[4]
| Allium iranicum | |
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| Flower of Allium iranicum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Subgenus: | A. subg. Allium |
| Species: | A. iranicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Allium iranicum | |
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Adding Allium iranicum to yogurt results in increasing the quality and thickness.[5]
