Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie Weed Science & Agronomy INRA-Dijon

Bayer Code : allpt

Scientific name: Allium polyanthum Schultes & Schultes fil.

Synonym(s) of Sc. name: Allium multiflorum De Candolle

Classification: Liliaceae, Monocotyledonous

Common name: many-flowered onion

Synonym(s) of Common name:

Name per country: DE : Polyanthum-Lauch ; ES : ajo polianto ; FR : poireau des vignes ; IT : aglio polianto ; PT : ; EN : many-flowered onion ;

Biological type: Perennial with bulbs, Perennial with bulbils

Seed:

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Seedling:

- Plant propagates vegetatively by bulbs and

bulbils; establishment of seedling is exceptional.

- Leaves glaucous,

glabrous, plain.

Adult plant:

- Height: 40 80 cm.

- Stem grows from deep within bulb surrounded by bulbils, glabrous bushy,

cylindrical, erect.

- Leaves glabrous, linear, wide, (8 15 mm), flat, smooth,

alternate, sheathing at base, glaucous green.

- Flowers, rose, in few thick globulous

umbel with stamens, anther yellow.

Style visible.

- Plant consumed as vegetable by Languedoc farmers. Plant smells of leeks.

- Biological type: perennial with bulbs and bulbils.

Ecological profile (click on flags):   Present       Present    

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