Syn.: Allium montanum F. W. Schmidt, Allium montanum subsp. petraeum (DC.) Holub
Family: Amaryllidaceae Jaume St.-Hil.

Allium senescens

Distribution: Eurasian species which typically occurs mainly in subcontinental areas.

Ecology: It grows on rocks, steppe rocks, rarely also on sandbanks, from lowlands to foothills. It flowers from June to August.

Description: Perennial herb, 10–40 cm tall, geophyt with narrowly conical bulbs. Thin, flattened leaves without developed keel, back of leaves is slightly semi-rounded. Umbels are semi-spherical, perianth 4–6 mm long, stamens longer then purple-red tepal, filaments of stamens until 1 mm wide. The fruit is a capsule, mostly with 2 seeds.

Threat and protection: Protected plant in some countries (CZ).

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Allium senescens

These images were taken in Czechia, Bílinsko, hill Bořeň (13., 27. 8. 2006 and 7. 10. 2006).