Amaryllidaceae
Mediterranean onion
Allium paniculatum
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Allium
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Common names
By language (14)
- Arabic
- ثوم عثكولي
- arz
- ثوم عثكولى
- Czech
- Česnek latnatý
- English
- Mediterranean onion, Pale garlic
- French
- Ail en panicule, Ail paniculé
- Georgian
- Საგველიანი ხახვი
- Greek
- Άλλιο το φοβοειδές
- Hebrew
- שום ירקרק
- Hungarian
- Bugás hagyma, Vöröses hagyma
- Persian
- پیاز پانیکولی
- Russian
- Лук метельчатый
- Slovenian
- Latasti luk
- Spanish
- Ajillo de monte
- Turkish
- Sürüsalkım
Synonyms
- Allium paniculatum subsp. caucasicum (Regel) K.Richt.
- Allium paniculatum subsp. intermedium (DC.) Asch. & Graebn.
- Allium paniculatum var. caucasicum Regel
- Allium paniculatum var. intermedium (DC.) Nyman
- Allium paniculatum var. legitimum Ledeb.
- Allium paniculatum var. paniculatum
- Allium parviflorum Desf.
- Allium sibthorpianum var. boryanum (Kunth) Nyman
- Cepa paniculata (L.) Moench
- Kalabotis paniculatum (L.) Raf.
- Porrum paniculatum (L.) Moench
- Raphione paniculata (L.) Salisb.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July (from 172 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Le.Loup.Gris, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Le.Loup.Gris, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hüseyin Cahid Doğan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hüseyin Cahid Doğan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hüseyin Cahid Doğan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: PLAKLE, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dûrzan, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.