Allium aschersonianum

Allium aschersonianum, Ascherson's garlic, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to southern Turkey, Israel, and northeastern Libya.^[1] A perennial typically reaching 60 cm (24 in), the Royal Horticultural Society considers it a good plant to attract pollinators, and it is occasionally available from commercial suppliers.^[2] It is cultivated for the cut flower industry in Israel.^[3]

Allium aschersonianum
Close-up of flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Allioideae
Genus:	Allium
Subgenus:	Allium subg. Melanocrommyum
Species:	A. aschersonianum
Binomial name
Allium aschersonianum Barbey
Synonyms[1]
Allium aschersonianum f. genuinum Pamp. Allium eximium Nyár.