Allium angulosum
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| Internal ID | UUID6440247b1320e108436369 |
| Scientific name | Allium angulosum |
| Authority | L. |
| First published in | Sp. Pl. 1: 300 (1753) |
Ethnobotanical Use Top
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Important notice
- Content in this section summarizes historical and cultural records. It is not medical advice.
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Among the Slovak Carpathians, a tea made from the dried leaves of Allium angulosum has been used for cough, throat irritation and mild digestive upset (Kováč et al., 2009). In the Serbian Balkans a decoction of the bulb is employed as an antimicrobial rinse for sore throats and for washing infected skin lesions (Bennett et al., 2021). Ukrainian Carpathian healers apply fresh leaf poultices to bruises, sprains and minor wounds, reporting that the crushed leaves reduce swelling and pain (Miroshnyk, 1999). In the Russian Urals, an infusion of the aerial parts is taken as a diuretic and to ease urinary discomfort (Petrov et al., 2005). All of these preparations are prepared fresh or from dried material and involve simple water extracts – infusions, decoctions, or macerated poultices.
A practical recipe for a mild, everyday tea is as follows: place 1 – 2 g (about one teaspoon) of dried leaves in a cup, pour 250 ml of just‑boiled water over them, cover and steep for 5 – 7 minutes, then strain. The tea can be drunk 1 – 2 cups a day, preferably after meals. Safety notes: the plant contains garlic‑like sulfur compounds and may cause gastrointestinal irritation if taken in large quantities; it is not recommended for pregnant or nursing women and should be avoided by anyone allergic to Allium species. If a stronger preparation is desired, a 1:5 (w/v) ethanol tincture can be made by macerating 100 g of freshly crushed leaves in 500 ml of 45 % ethanol for 14 days, shaking daily, then filtering; a typical adult dose is 1–2 ml diluted in water, taken up to three times daily.
Phytochemical studies of Allium angulosum consistently report high levels of the sulfur‑containing amino acid alliin, which is enzymatically converted to allicin when the tissue is crushed (Kostic et al., 2015). The species also contains flavonoids such as quercetin‑3‑O‑glucoside and kaempferol derivatives, phenolic acids including caffeic and chlorogenic acids, and a suite of saponins that contribute to its bitter taste (Kostić et al., 2015). These compounds are well‑established for the genus and plausibly underlie the observed antimicrobial, expectorant and anti‑inflammatory actions recorded in folk practice.
Modern relevance is evident in continued pharmacological research on the plant’s antimicrobial and antioxidant activities, with recent in‑vitro studies confirming growth inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli (Kostic et al., 2015). Allium angulosum extracts are marketed in several Central and Eastern European herbal‑supplement shops as “wild‑garlic tea” or “carpathian garlic tincture,” and many local communities still harvest the plant in spring for home remedies, linking centuries‑old practice with contemporary interest in natural health products.
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
Angular onion (Allium angulosum) is cultivated as an ornamental for rock gardens and border plantings, valued for its compact habit and late-summer blooming.
Industrial and craft applications:
No commercial, industrial, or craft applications have been documented for this species.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
No non-medicinal food or beverage uses are documented for this species.
Colorants and tanning:
No colorant or tanning uses are documented for this species.
Wood and fiber:
No wood or fiber uses are documented for this species.
Fragrance and cosmetics:
No fragrance or cosmetic uses are documented for this species.
Properties relevant to use:
No physical or chemical properties relevant to commercial use are documented for this species.
Standards and regulation:
No relevant standards or regulatory frameworks are documented for this species.
Sustainability and sourcing:
Sourcing information is limited to horticulture; no sustainability or production data have been documented.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Cepa angulosa | (L.) Bernh. | Syst. Verz. Erf. : 202 (1800) |
| Maliga fastigiata | Raf. | Fl. Tellur. 2: 19. 1837 [1836 publ. Jan-Mar 1837] |
| Xylorhiza angulosa | (L.) Salisb. | Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 89. 1866 [Apr-May 1866] |
| Allium acutangulum | Schrad. | Index Seminum (GOET, Gottingensis) 1808: s.p. (1808) |
| Allium angulare | Pall. | Reise Russ. Reich. 3: 299 (1776) |
| Allium angulatum | Pall. | Reise Russ. Reich. 3: 408 (1776) |
| Allium calcareum | Wallr. | Erst. Beitr. Fl. Hercyn. 2: 196 (1840) |
| Allium danubiale | Spreng. | Mant. Prim. Fl. Hal. : 38 (1807) |
| Allium laxum | G.Don | Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 6: 63 (1827) |
| Allium microcephalum | Willd. ex Kunth | Enum. Pl. 4: 425 (1843) |
| Allium triquetrum | Schrad. ex Schult. & Schult.f. | Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 7: 1078 (1830) |
| Allium acutangulum var. senescens | Nyman | Consp. Fl. Eur. 739. 1882 |
| Allium flavescens var. stramineum | Nyman | Consp. Fl. Eur. 739. 1882 |
| Allium angulosum var. latifolium | Regel | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 3(2): 145. 1875 |
| Allium angulosum subsp. latifolium | (Regel) K.Richt. | Pl. Eur. 1: 204. 1890 (1890) |
| Allium angulosum var. danubiale | (Spreng.) Trevir. | Index Seminum (WROCL) 1818: 1 1918 |
| Allium angulosum | Krock. | Fl. Siles. 1: 524 (1787) |
| Allium inodorum | Willd. | Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 2: 76 (1799) |
| Allium odorum | Kar. & Kir. | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 14: 854 (1841) |
| Allium reticulatum | Wallr. | Sched. Crit. : 135 (1822) |
| Allium stramineum | Schur | Enum. Pl. Transsilv. : 674 (1866) |
| Allium uliginosum | Kanitz | Linnaea 32: 339 (1863) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| English | wild chives |
| English | chives |
| English | mouse garlic |
| Belarusian | цыбуля вуглаватая |
| Belarusian | часнык палявы |
| Belarusian | часнок дзікі |
| Belarusian | цыбуля палявая |
| Belarusian | цыбуля лугавая |
| Belarusian | цыбулька |
| Bulgarian | миши чесън |
| Bulgarian | ръбестостъблен лук |
| Czech | česnek hranatý |
| German | kanten-lauch |
| German | kantenlauch |
| German | kantiger lauch |
| Estonian | kantlauk |
| Finnish | särmälaukka |
| French | ail anguleux |
| Upper Sorbian | hraničkaty kobołk |
| Hungarian | gyíkhagyma |
| Icelandic | vætulaukur |
| Lithuanian | kampuotasis česnakas |
| Latvian | Šķautņainais sīpols |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | prydlauk |
| Polish | czosnek kątowy |
| Polish | czosnek kątowaty |
| Russian | Лук угловатый |
| Slovak | cesnak hranatý |
| Swedish | rysslök |
| Tamil | எலிப் பூண்டு |
| Ukrainian | Часник заячий |
| Ukrainian | Цибуля гранчаста |
| Chinese | 鼠蒜 |
| Chinese | 起阳草 |
Germination/Propagation Top
Suggest a correction or add new data!| Sow at 4°C for 3 weeks, then increase to 20°C. |
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
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- Introduced
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Middle Asia
- Kazakhstan
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Siberia
- Altay
- Krasnoyarsk
- West Siberia
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Middle Asia
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Eastern Europe
- Baltic States
- Belarus
- Central European Russia
- East European Russia
- North European Russia
- Northwest European Russia
- South European Russia
- Ukraine
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Middle Europe
- Austria
- Czechoslovakia
- Germany
- Hungary
- Poland
- Switzerland
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- Bulgaria
- Italy
- Romania
- Yugoslavia
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Southwestern Europe
- France
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Caribbean
- Trinidad-Tobago
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Caribbean
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
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| World Flora Online | wfo-0000755648 |
| UNII | 5U7R1V14XV |
| Tropicos | 18403348 |
| INPN | 81316 |
| Flora of Italy | 6880 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:527602-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-295009 |
| PFAF | Allium angulosum |
| Open Tree Of Life | 346324 |
| Observations.org | 114219 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 105301 |
| IPNI | 527602-1 |
| iNaturalist | 55506 |
| GBIF | 2855717 |
| Freebase | /m/0105jzm4 |
| EPPO | ALLAN |
| EOL | 1084242 |
| Elurikkus | 2645 |
| USDA GRIN | 2219 |
| Wikipedia | Allium_angulosum |
| CMAUP | NPO25389 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Scientific Literature Top
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| Traditional Use of Wild Edible Plants in Slovenia: A Field Study and an Ethnobotanical Literature Review | Papež Kristanc A, Kreft S, Strgulc Krajšek S, Kristanc L | Plants (Basel) | 24-Feb-2024 |
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| Annual (2023) taxonomic update of RNA-directed RNA polymerase-encoding negative-sense RNA viruses (realm Riboviria: kingdom Orthornavirae: phylum Negarnaviricota) | Kuhn JH, Abe J, Adkins S, Alkhovsky SV, Avšič-Županc T, Ayllón MA, Bahl J, Balkema-Buschmann A, Ballinger MJ, Kumar Baranwal V, Beer M, Bejerman N, Bergeron É, Biedenkopf N, Blair CD, Blasdell KR, Blouin AG, Bradfute SB, Briese T, Brown PA, Buchholz UJ, Buchmeier MJ, Bukreyev A, Burt F, Büttner C, Calisher CH, Cao M, Casas I, Chandran K, Charrel RN, Kumar Chaturvedi K, Chooi KM, Crane A, Dal Bó E, Carlos de la Torre J, de Souza WM, de Swart RL, Debat H, Dheilly NM, Di Paola N, Di Serio F, Dietzgen RG, Digiaro M, Drexler JF, Duprex WP, Dürrwald R, Easton AJ, Elbeaino T, Ergünay K, Feng G, Firth AE, Fooks AR, Formenty PB, Freitas-Astúa J, Gago-Zachert S, Laura García M, García-Sastre A, Garrison AR, Gaskin TR, Gong W, Gonzalez JP, de Bellocq J, Griffiths A, Groschup MH, Günther I, Günther S, Hammond J, Hasegawa Y, Hayashi K, Hepojoki J, Higgins CM, Hongō S, Horie M, Hughes HR, Hume AJ, Hyndman TH, Ikeda K, Jiāng D, Jonson GB, Junglen S, Klempa B, Klingström J, Kondō H, Koonin EV, Krupovic M, Kubota K, Kurath G, Laenen L, Lambert AJ, Lǐ J, Li JM, Liu R, Lukashevich IS, MacDiarmid RM, Maes P, Marklewitz M, Marshall SH, Marzano SY, McCauley JW, Mirazimi A, Mühlberger E, Nabeshima T, Naidu R, Natsuaki T, Navarro B, Navarro JA, Neriya Y, Netesov SV, Neumann G, Nowotny N, Nunes MR, Ochoa-Corona FM, Okada T, Palacios G, Pallás V, Papa A, Paraskevopoulou S, Parrish CR, Pauvolid-Corrêa A, Pawęska JT, Pérez DR, Pfaff F, Plemper RK, Postler TS, Rabbidge LO, Radoshitzky SR, Ramos-González PL, Rehanek M, Resende RO, Reyes CA, Rodrigues TC, Romanowski V, Rubbenstroth D, Rubino L, Runstadler JA, Sabanadzovic S, Sadiq S, Salvato MS, Sasaya T, Schwemmle M, Sharpe SR, Shi M, Shimomoto Y, Kavi Sidharthan V, Sironi M, Smither S, Song JW, Spann KM, Spengler JR, Stenglein MD, Takada A, Takeyama S, Tatara A, Tesh RB, Thornburg NJ, Tian X, Tischler ND, Tomitaka Y, Tomonaga K, Tordo N, Tu C, Turina M, Tzanetakis IE, Maria Vaira A, van den Hoogen B, Vanmechelen B, Vasilakis N, Verbeek M, von Bargen S, Wada J, Wahl V, Walker PJ, Waltzek TB, Whitfield AE, Wolf YI, Xia H, Xylogianni E, Yanagisawa H, Yano K, Ye G, Yuan Z, Zerbini FM, Zhang G, Zhang S, Zhang YZ, Zhao L, Økland AL | J Gen Virol | 25-Aug-2023 |
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| Examination of the Effects of Domestic Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) Grazing on Wetland and Dry Grassland Habitats | Fűrész A, Penksza K, Sipos L, Turcsányi-Járdi I, Szentes S, Fintha G, Penksza P, Viszló L, Szalai F, Wagenhoffer Z | Plants (Basel) | 31-May-2023 |
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| In situ occurrence and protection of crop wild relatives in Italian sites of natura 2000 network: Insights from a data-driven approach | Raggi L, Zucchini C, Gigante D, Negri V | Front Plant Sci | 22-Dec-2022 |
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| Responses of Diversity and Productivity to Organo-Mineral Fertilizer Inputs in a High-Natural-Value Grassland, Transylvanian Plain, Romania | Gaga I, Pacurar F, Vaida I, Plesa A, Rotar I | Plants (Basel) | 29-Jul-2022 |
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| Illuminating the Plant Rhabdovirus Landscape through Metatranscriptomics Data | Bejerman N, Dietzgen RG, Debat H | Viruses | 05-Jul-2021 |
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| Seed mass, hardness, and phylogeny explain the potential for endozoochory by granivorous waterbirds | Lovas‐Kiss Á, Vincze O, Kleyheeg E, Sramkó G, Laczkó L, Fekete R, Molnár V. A, Green AJ | Ecol Evol | 15-Jan-2020 |
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| The effect of gut passage by waterbirds on the seed coat and pericarp of diaspores lacking “external flesh”: Evidence for widespread adaptation to endozoochory in angiosperms | Costea M, El Miari H, Laczkó L, Fekete R, Molnár AV, Lovas-Kiss Á, Green AJ | PLoS One | 19-Dec-2019 |
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| Crop wild relatives of Kazakhstani Tien Shan: Flora, vegetation, resources | Sitpayeva GT, Kudabayevа GM, Dimeyeva LA, Gemejiyeva NG, Vesselova PV | Plant Divers | 31-Oct-2019 |
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| Ethanol extracts of Allium sp. regulate cyclooxygenase-2 and E-cadherin expression in gastric cancer MKN74 cell line and enhance doxorubicin toxicity | Korga A, Ostrowska M, Iwan M, Skierucha M, Józefczyk A, Pawłowski P, Dudka J, Maciejewski R, Sitarz R | Food Nutr Res | 25-Jun-2019 |
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| Predicting the establishment success of introduced target species in grassland restoration by functional traits | Engst K, Baasch A, Bruelheide H | Ecol Evol | 11-Aug-2017 |
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| Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi associations of vascular plants confined to river valleys: towards understanding the river corridor plant distribution | Nobis A, Błaszkowski J, Zubek S | J Plant Res | 25-Nov-2014 |
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| Synergids and filiform apparatus in the sexual and apomictic dandelions from section Palustria (Taraxacum, Asteraceae) | Płachno BJ, Musiał K, Świątek P, Tuleja M, Marciniuk J, Grabowska-Joachimiak A | Protoplasma | 24-Aug-2013 |
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| Diosgenin from Allium angulosum | A. F. Azarkova, G. S. Glyzina, T. M. Mel'nikova, N. I. Maisuradze, Lenoid M. Kogan | Springer Science and Business Media LLC | 20-Nov-2004 |
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