Allium victorialis

Allium victorialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Anguinum
Species:
A. victorialis
Binomial name
Allium victorialis
L. Sp. Pl. 1: 295. 1753
Synonyms
Synonymy
  • Cepa victorialis (L.) Moench
  • Loncostemon victoriale (L.) Raf.
  • Geboscon lanceolatum Raf.
  • Geboscon triphylum Raf.
  • Berenice victorialis (L.) Salisb.
  • Anguinum victorialis (L.) Fourr.
  • Caloscordum victorialis (L.) Banfi & Galasso
  • Allium plantagineum Lam.
  • Allium convallarifolium Pall. ex Ledeb.
  • Allium plantaginense Willk. & Lange
  • Allium longibulbum Dulac
  • Allium reticulatum St.-Lag. 1880, illegitimate homonym not J. Presl & C. Presl 1819
  • Allium anguinum Bubani.

Allium victorialis, commonly known as victory onion, Alpine leek, and Alpine broad-leaf allium is a broad-leaved Eurasian species of wild onion. It is a perennial of the Amaryllis family that occurs widely in mountainous regions of Europe and parts of Asia (Caucasus and Himalayas).

Some authors consider certain East Asian and Alaskan populations as constituting subspecies platyphyllum within the species Allium victorialis. Recent sources recognize this group as a distinct species, called Allium ochotense.

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