Allium glandulosum

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Allium glandulosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Amerallium
Species:
A. glandulosum
Binomial name
Allium glandulosum
Synonyms[1]

Allium longifolium Lindl.

Allium glandulosum, the gland onion, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras.[1][2] It has a history of cultivation by indigenous Mesoamerican peoples.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Allium glandulosum Link & Otto". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Allium glandulosum". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  3. ^ Casas, Alejandro; Vázquez, María del Carmen; Viveros, Juan Luis; Caballero, Javier (1996). "Plant Management among the Nahua and the Mixtec in the Balsas River Basin, Mexico: An Ethnobotanical Approach to the Study of Plant Domestication". Human Ecology. 24 (4): 455–478. doi:10.1007/BF02168862. JSTOR 4603217. S2CID 154852544.