Allium sphaerocephalon - Unknown
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Internal ID UUID644024c956e2e631668639
Scientific name Allium sphaerocephalon
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. : 297 (1753)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Porrum sphaerocephaluon (L.) Rchb. Fl. Germ. Excurs. : 110 (1830)
Allium atroviolaceum Hornem. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 50 (1840)
Allium margaritaceum var. robustum Maire Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 28: 453. 1938
Allium parviflorum Desv. Fl. Anjou 96.
Allium sphaerocephalon var. descendens (L.) Regel Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 3(2): 47. 1875
Allium arvense subsp. aestivum (Tineo) Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 736. 1882 (1882)
Allium rotundum var. bosniacum (Kumm. & Sendtn.) Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 735 1882
Allium sphaerocephalon var. crinitum (Tausch) Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 736. 1882
Allium sphaerocephalon var. approximatum (Gren. & Gord.) Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 736 1882
Allium arvense var. tenuiflorum Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 736. 1882
Allium sardoum var. gherardii (De Not.) Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 736. 1882
Allium sphaerocephalon var. purpureum Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. Suppl. 2: 308. 1890
Allium sphaerocephalon var. bosniacum (Kumm. & Sendtn.) Asch. & Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 3: 112 1905
Allium sphaerocephalon subsp. descendens (L.) K.Richt. Pl. Eur. 1: 199. 1890 (1890)
Porrum sphaerocephalum Rchb. Fl. Germ. Excurs. 110.

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Language Common/alternative name
English round-headed leek
English round-headed garlic
English drumstick allium
English bristol onion
English ball-head onion
Spanish ajo de cabeza redonda
Spanish ajo de cigüeña
Spanish allium descendens
Spanish ajestrin
Spanish ajestrín
Spanish allium sphaerocephalon ssp arvense
Spanish ajo de monte
Spanish ajo loco
Spanish ajestrino
Spanish cebollino borde
Spanish ajo montesino
Spanish allium sphaerocephalon ssp ebusitanum
Spanish allium sphaerocephalon ssp trachypus
Spanish allium sphaerocephalon ssp. arvense
Spanish allium sphaerocephalon ssp. ebusitanum
Spanish allium sphaerocephalon ssp. trachypus
Spanish cebolla silvestre
Arabic ثوم كروي الرأس
Azerbaijani yumrubaş soğan
Azerbaijani allium descendens
Bulgarian кръглоглав лук
Czech česnek kulatohlavý
Welsh cenhinen bengron
Danish rundhoved-løg
German kugelköpfiger lauch
German kugel-lauch
Persian سیر سرگرد
Finnish pallerolaukka
French ail a tete ronde
French ail à tête ronde
Upper Sorbian hłójčkaty kobołk
Hungarian bunkós hagyma
Italian allium arvense
Dutch kogellook
Polish czosnek główkowaty
Russian Лук шароголовый
Russian Лук круглоголовый
Swedish klotlök
Turkish yılan sarmısağı
Ukrainian Цибуля круглоголова
Chinese 圆头大花葱

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Name Authority First published in
Allium sphaerocephalon subsp. arvense (Guss.) Arcang. Comp. Fl. Ital. : 702 (1882)
Allium sphaerocephalon subsp. laxiflorum (Guss.) Giardina & Raimondo Bocconea 20: 8 (2007)
Allium sphaerocephalon subsp. sphaerocephalon Unknown
Allium sphaerocephalon subsp. trachypus (Boiss. & Spruner) K.Richt. Pl. Eur. 1: 200 (1890)

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Name Authority First published in
Allium sphaerocephalon var. aegaeum (Heldr. & Halácsy) Hayek Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 30(3): 42 (1932)

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- Native
  • Africa
    • Macaronesia
      • Canary Islands
    • Northern Africa
      • Algeria
      • Egypt
      • Morocco
      • Tunisia
  • Asia-temperate
    • Arabian Peninsula
      • Kuwait
    • Caucasus
      • North Caucasus
    • Western Asia
      • Cyprus
      • East Aegean Islands
      • Lebanon-Syria
      • Turkey
  • Europe
    • Eastern Europe
      • Central European Russia
      • East European Russia
      • Krym
      • South European Russia
      • Ukraine
    • Middle Europe
      • Austria
      • Belgium
      • Czechoslovakia
      • Germany
      • Hungary
      • Poland
      • Switzerland
    • Northern Europe
      • Great Britain
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Albania
      • Bulgaria
      • Greece
      • Italy
      • Romania
      • Sicilia
      • Turkey-in-Europe
      • Yugoslavia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • Baleares
      • Corse
      • France
      • Portugal
      • Sardegna
      • Spain

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000757393
UNII 670R81CR8O
USDA Plants ALSP4
Tropicos 18403568
INPN 81520
Flora of Italy 9221
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:528894-1
The Plant List kew-296631
Plantarium 2190
Missouri Botanical Garden 282226
Open Tree Of Life 505052
NCBI Taxonomy 166824
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000002195
IPNI 528894-1
iNaturalist 338352
GBIF 2857616
Freebase /m/08jw4t
EPPO ALLSP
EOL 1084981
USDA GRIN 2383
Wikipedia Allium_sphaerocephalon

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Scientific Literature Top

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The most polyphagous insect herbivore? Host plant associations of the Meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius (L.) Thompson V, Harkin C, Stewart AJ PLoS One 04-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10602594
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0291734
PMID:37792900
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
PMCID:PMC9814127
doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.1080615
PMID:36618609
An unknown hotspot of plant diversity in the heart of the Central Apennine: flora and vegetation outline of Mt. Pozzoni-St. Rufo valley (Cittareale, Rieti) Lattanzi E, Del Vico E, Tranquilli R, Farris E, Marignani M, Rosati L PhytoKeys 31-May-2021
PMCID:PMC8390790
doi:10.3897/phytokeys.178.62947
PMID:34475797
FACE facts hold for multiple generations; Evidence from natural CO2 springs Saban JM, Chapman MA, Taylor G Glob Chang Biol 13-Nov-2018
PMCID:PMC7379517
doi:10.1111/gcb.14437
PMID:30422366
Enhancing the Conservation of Crop Wild Relatives in England Fielder H, Brotherton P, Hosking J, Hopkins JJ, Ford-Lloyd B, Maxted N PLoS One 25-Jun-2015
PMCID:PMC4481409
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0130804
PMID:26110773
In Vitro Study to Evaluate Antibacterial and Non-haemolytic Activities of Four Iranian Medicinal Plants Sepahi S, Ghorani-Azam A, Sepahi S, Asoodeh A, Rostami S West Indian Med J 17-Mar-2015
PMCID:PMC4663919
doi:10.7727/wimj-2013.095
PMID:25429470
Floral advertisement scent in a changing plant-pollinators market Filella I, Primante C, Llusià J, Martín González AM, Seco R, Farré-Armengol G, Rodrigo A, Bosch J, Peñuelas J Sci Rep 05-Dec-2013
PMCID:PMC3852139
doi:10.1038/srep03434
PMID:24305624
Wild vegetable mixes sold in the markets of Dalmatia (southern Croatia) Łuczaj Ł, Zovko Končić M, Miličević T, Dolina K, Pandža M J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 03-Jan-2013
PMCID:PMC3554486
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-9-2
PMID:23286393
European Materia Medica in Historical Texts: Longevity of a Tradition and Implications for Future Use De Vos P J Ethnopharmacol 16-Jun-2010
PMCID:PMC2956839
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2010.05.035
PMID:20561577
Biogeography of Tick-Borne Bhanja Virus (Bunyaviridae) in Europe Hubálek Z Interdiscip Perspect Infect Dis 16-Feb-2010
PMCID:PMC2825549
doi:10.1155/2009/372691
PMID:20182535
First Nuclear DNA Amounts in more than 300 Angiosperms ZONNEVELD BJ, LEITCH IJ, BENNETT MD Ann Bot 19-May-2005
PMCID:PMC4246870
doi:10.1093/aob/mci170
PMID:15905300

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