Allium caspium

Allium caspium is a species of onions named for the Caspian Sea. It is native to the southern parts of European Russia, as well as central and southwestern Asia^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Varieties

Allium caspium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Allioideae
Genus:	Allium
Subgenus:	Allium subg. Melanocrommyum
Species:	A. caspium
Binomial name
Allium caspium (Pall.) M.Bieb
Synonyms[1]
Allium brahuicum Boiss. Amaryllis caspia (Pall.) Willd. Crinum caspium Pall. Allium baissunense Lipsky Allium rhodanthum Vved.

Two formal botanical varieties are recognized:^[1]

• Allium caspium subsp. baissunense (Lipsky) F.O.Khass. & R.M.Fritsch - Tajikistan, Uzbekistan^[4]
• Allium caspium subsp. caspium - European Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, northern Caucasus, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan