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Amaryllidaceae FAMILY Critically Endangered

Allium shirnakiense

Allium shirnakiense

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

Although no individual reports regarding this species have been seen, there have been cases of poisoning caused by the consumption, in large quantities and by some mammals, of certain members of this genus. Dogs seem to be particularly susceptible[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitBulb
Growth—

Allium shirnakiense Species in this genus generally prefer a sunny position in a light well-drained soil[2].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Allium+shirnakiense>

Pollinators

Insects

References

  1. [1]Poisonous Plants in Britain and their Effects on Animals and Man. — Cooper. M. and Johnson. A. · HMSO · 1984 · ISBN 0112425291 ↩︎Concentrates mainly on the effects of poisonous plants to livestock.
  2. [2]RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 — F. Chittendon. · Oxford University Press · 1951 · ISBN - ↩︎Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [ 200 ]).
  3. [3]Allium shirnakiense, sect. Melanocrommyum (Liliaceae), a new species from South-eastern Turkey — Behçet L. & Rüstemoğlu M. · 2012 · http://10.3906/bot-1107-14 ↩︎
  4. [4]The Ethnobotanical Usage of Some East Anatolian(Turkey) Allium L. Species — Firat M. · 2015 ↩︎
  5. [5]Companion Planting for Successful Gardening. — Riotte. L. · Garden Way, Vermont, USA. · 1978 · ISBN 0-88266-064-0 ↩︎Fairly good.
  6. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎