Amaryllidaceae

Dwarf garlic

Allium chamaemoly L.

Family: Amaryllidaceae
Genus: Allium

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Dwarf garlic (Allium chamaemoly) — FlowerPhoto: Denis Bastianelli, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

English: Dwarf garlic
French: Ail petit Moly, Petit ail doré
Spanish: Moly bajo, Moly pequeño
Tamil: குட்டைப் பூண்டு

Synonyms

Allium chamaemoly subsp. chamaemoly
Allium chamaemoly var. littoralis (Jord. & Fourr.) Maire & Weiller
Allium chamaemoly var. viridulum (Jord. & Fourr.) Maire & Weiller
Allium columnae Bubani
Nectaroscordum chamaemoly (L.) Galasso & Banfi
Saturnia cernua Maratti
Saturnia chamaemoly (L.) Salisb.
Saturnia etrusca Jord. & Fourr.
Saturnia littoralis Jord. & Fourr.
Saturnia rubrinervis Jord. & Fourr.
Saturnia viridula Jord. & Fourr.

Flowers

In flower: December to February (from 157 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Denis Bastianelli, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Santiago Martín-Bravo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Franck Cabot, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bathyscapher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Michel Moreau, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: genialvegetal.net, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Anna LL., CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Franck Cabot, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: genialvegetal.net, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Arthur Coutin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.