Allium sphaerocephalon
A species in the Amaryllidaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Allium
- Species
- Allium sphaerocephalon
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Allium sphaerocephalon. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
20 synonyms in this snapshot
- Allium arvense subsp. aestivumName author: (Tineo) Nyman
- Allium arvense var. tenuiflorumName author: Nyman
- Allium atroviolaceumName author: Hornem. ex Steud.
- Allium cornutumName author: Kit.
- Allium lineareName author: Ten.
- Allium margaritaceum var. robustumName author: Maire
- Allium parviflorumName author: Desv.
- Allium purpureumName author: Loscos
- Allium rotundum var. bosniacumName author: (Kumm. & Sendtn.) Nyman
- Allium sardoum var. gherardiiName author: (De Not.) Nyman
- Allium sphaerocephalon subsp. descendensName author: (L.) K.Richt.
- Allium sphaerocephalon var. approximatumName author: (Gren. & Gord.) Nyman
- Allium sphaerocephalon var. bosniacumName author: (Kumm. & Sendtn.) Asch. & Graebn.
- Allium sphaerocephalon var. crinitumName author: (Tausch) Nyman
- Allium sphaerocephalon var. descendensName author: (L.) Regel
- Allium sphaerocephalon var. purpureumName author: Nyman
- Allium tenuiflorumName author: Delastre
- Allium veronenseName author: Spreng.
- Porrum sphaerocephalumName author: Rchb.
- Porrum sphaerocephaluonName author: (L.) Rchb.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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