Keeled Garlic

Allium carinatum

"Allium carinatum", the keeled garlic or witch's garlic, is a perennial plant up to 60 cm tall. It is widespread across central and southern Europe, with some populations in Asiatic Turkey. It is cultivated in many places as an ornamental and also for its potently aromatic bulbs used as a food flavoring.
Allium carinatum Gekielter Lauch Allium carinatum,Geotagged,Summer,Switzerland

Appearance

"Allium carinatum" produces a single small bulb rarely more than 15 mm long, flat leaves, and an umbel of purple to reddish-purple flowers. The flowers are on long pedicels and often nodding.
Keeled Garlic - Allium carinatum KU Leuven, small botanical garden. Allium carinatum,Belgium,Geotagged,Keeled Garlic,Summer

Naming

Numerous botanical names have been coined within the species at the varietal level, but only two are recognized:
⤷ "Allium carinatum" subsp. "carinatum" - most of species range
⤷ "Allium carinatum" subsp. "pulchellum" Bonnier & Layens - central Europe + Balkans

Distribution

"Allium carinatum" is considered native to the Mediterranean Region from Spain to Turkey, north to Sweden and the Baltic Republics. It is naturalized in the British Isles.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAmaryllidaceae
GenusAllium
SpeciesA. carinatum
Photographed in
Belgium
Switzerland