Allium flexuosum Host 1827, illegitimate homonym not d'Urv. 1822 (syn of
A. staticiforme)
Allium foetidum Willd.
Allium monserratense Pourr. ex Willk. & Lange
Allium montenegrinum Beck & Szyszyl.
Allium pratense Schleich. ex Kunth.
Allium purpureum Schur
Allium violaceum Willd.
Cepa carinata (L.) Bernh.
Codonoprasum carinatum (L.) Rchb.
Codonoprasum consimile (Jord. ex Gren. & Godr.) Fourr.
Codonoprasum flexifolium (Jord. ex Gren. & Godr.) Fourr.
Raphione carinata (L.) Salisb.
Allium carinatum, the keeled garlic[4] or witch's garlic, is a bulbous perennial
flowering plant in the family
Amaryllidaceae. It is widespread across central and southern
Europe, with some populations in Asiatic
Turkey. It is cultivated in many places as an ornamental and also for its potently aromatic bulbs used as a food flavoring.[5]
Varieties
Numerous botanical names have been coined within the species at the varietal level, but only two are recognized:[6]
Allium carinatum subsp. carinatum - most of species range
Allium carinatum subsp. pulchellum (G.Don) Bonnier & Layens - central Europe + Balkans
Description
Allium carinatum produces a single small bulb rarely more than 15 mm long, flat leaves, and an
umbel up to 60 cm tall of purple to reddish-purple flowers. The flowers are on long
pedicels and often
nodding (hanging downwards).[7][8]
^1796 painting, Figure 38 from Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen at
http://www.biolib.de Author Johann Georg Sturm, Painted by Jacob Sturm; published by Kurt Stüber