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Allium candargyi

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Lesbos garlic
Λέσβος Γέλις
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Allium
Species:
A. candargyi
Binomial name
Allium candargyi
Karavok. & Tzanoud.

Allium candargyi is a plant species endemic to Greece, known only from the Island of Lesbos (Λέσβος) in the Aegean Sea.[1]

Allium candargyi is a perennial bulb-forming herb producing an umbel of flowers.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Karavokyrou, E. & Tzanoudakis, Dimitrios B. 1994. Annales Musei Goulandris 9: 141–146.