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Internal ID UUID644024ae6eabe771693076
Scientific name Allium moschatum
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. : 299 (1753)

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Allium moschatum is a type of wild onion found in Eurasia, from Spain to Iran. It is a perennial plant that grows from bulbs and produces white flowers with a purple midvein. The flowers are arranged in clusters on thin, wiry stems that are typically less than 15 cm tall. This plant is commonly found in open areas such as clearings, dry pastures, and stony environments.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Scorodon moschatus (L.) Fourr. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon , n.s., 17: 160 (1869)
Allium capillare Cav. Icon. 3: 4 (1795)
Allium setaceum Waldst. & Kit. Descr. Icon. Pl. Hung. 1: 70 (1801)
Allium moschatum var. borzhomicum Miscz. ex Grossh. Fl. Kavkaza 1: 211. 1928

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Language Common/alternative name
Spanish ajo junciero
Bulgarian мускатов лук
Hungarian pézsmahagyma
Russian Лук мускатный
Russian Лук мускусный
Tamil அல்லியம் மஸ்ஸேட்டம்

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  • Asia-temperate
    • Caucasus
      • North Caucasus
      • Transcaucasus
    • Western Asia
      • Iran
      • Turkey
  • Europe
    • Eastern Europe
      • Krym
    • Middle Europe
      • Hungary
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Albania
      • Bulgaria
      • Greece
      • Italy
      • Romania
      • Turkey-in-Europe
      • Yugoslavia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • France
      • Spain

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000756782
Tropicos 18400066
INPN 81439
Flora of Italy 6904
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:528455-1
The Plant List kew-296063
Open Tree Of Life 156907
Observations.org 134924
NCBI Taxonomy 165639
IPNI 528455-1
iNaturalist 333667
GBIF 2856450
Freebase /m/0105kyll
EPPO ALLMS
EOL 1084736
USDA GRIN 476467
Wikipedia Allium_moschatum
Plantarium 2082

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Allium pallasii and A. caricifolium—Surprisingly Diverse Old Steppe Species, Showing a Clear Geographical Barrier in the Area of Lake Zaysan Friesen N, Grützmacher L, Skaptsov M, Vesselova P, Dorofeyev V, Luferov AN, Turdumatova N, Lazkov G, Smirnov SV, Shmakov AI, Hurka H Plants (Basel) 30-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9182953
doi:10.3390/plants11111465
PMID:35684238

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