Allium curtum

Allium curtum is species of flowering plant in the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae. It is native to Cyprus, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, the Sinai Peninsula, Syria and Turkey.^[2][1] It is a bulb-forming perennial producing a tight, head-like umbel of green or purple flowers.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Subspecies accepted^[1]

• Allium curtum subsp. curtum - Egypt incl Sinai, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Cyprus
• Allium curtum subsp. palaestinum Feinbrun - Rafah region in northeastern Sinai

Allium curtum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Allioideae
Genus:	Allium
Subgenus:	A. subg. Allium
Species:	A. curtum
Binomial name
Allium curtum Boiss. & Gaill.
Synonyms[1]
Allium aegyptiacum (Täckh. & Drar) Seregin Allium curtum subsp. aegyptiacum Täckh. & Drar Allium sphaerocephalon subsp. curtum (Boiss. & Gaill.) Duyfjes Allium curtum subsp. typicum Feinbrun Allium sanctum Seregin