Allium guttatum

{{Short description|Species of plant in the genus Allium}}

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|parent=Allium subg. Allium

|authority=StevenMém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 2: 173 (1809)

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Allium guttatum, spotted garlic, is a species of wild garlic native to Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Sardinia, Sicily, the Balkan Peninsula, the Aegean Islands, Turkey, Cyprus, Romania, and Ukraine (including Crimea).{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:528133-1 |title=Allium guttatum Steven |author= |date=2017 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=16 September 2020 }} Described in 1809, by 1819 it was being cultivated in British gardens as an ornamental.{{cite book |last=Miller |first=Phillip |date=1834 |title=Miller's Dictionary of Gardening, Botany, and Agriculture |location=London |publisher=Orr and Smith |page=142 }}

Subspecies

The following subspecies are currently accepted:

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  • Allium guttatum subsp. dalmaticum (A.Kern. ex Janch.) Stearn
  • Allium guttatum subsp. guttatum
  • Allium guttatum subsp. kartalkayaense Yild.
  • Allium guttatum subsp. sardoum (Moris) Stearn
  • Allium guttatum subsp. tenorei (Parl.) Soldano

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Category:Plants described in 1809