Allium meteoricum
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| Allium meteoricum | |
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| In the Meteora municipality | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. meteoricum |
| Binomial name | |
| Allium meteoricum | |
Allium meteoricum is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae.[1] It is native to northern Greece.[2] A clump-forming bulbous geophyte reaching 15 cm (6 in), it has rounded umbels of flowers with pink petals and yellow anthers.[1] The Royal Horticultural Society considers it a good plant to attract pollinators.[1] The species is diploid and has a chromosome number 2n = 16. [3]
