Allium spathaceum

Allium spathaceum, the Ethiopian onion, is a plant species native to Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia and Sudan. Of the 900 known species of onion in the world, this is one of only a few that are endemic to the area.^[2]

Ethiopian onion
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Allioideae
Genus:	Allium
Species:	A. spathaceum
Binomial name
Allium spathaceum Steud. ex A.Rich
Synonyms[1]
Allium subhirsutum var. spathaceum (Steud. ex A.Rich.) Regel Allium subhirsutum subsp. spathaceum (Steud. ex A.Rich.) Duyfjes

Allium spathaceum is a bulb-forming perennial up to 40 cm tall, with a scent similar to that of onion or leeks. It has very narrow, linear leaves with hairs along the edges. The umbel contains only a few flowers, with long pedicels. Tepals are white with reddish midveins.^[3][4][5][6]