Amaryllidaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Allium multiflorum

Edibility

2/5

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[ 76 Title Poisonous Plants in Britain and their Effects on Animals and Man. Publication Author Cooper. M. and Johnson. A. Publisher HMSO Year 1984 ISBN 0112425291 Description Concentrates mainly on the effects of poisonous plants to livestock. ].

Botanical Description

Allium multiflorum is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from an ovoid to globose bulb around 20 - 35mm in diameter; it produces 4 - 10 leaves and a flowering stem around 60 - 105cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. Allium multiflorum is not well known from a taxonomic and biogeographic point of view. Nevertheless, the species is both frequent and locally abundant, at least in the central part of northern Algeria, growing in both natural and synanthropic habitats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2018)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeNorthwest Africa - Morocco, Algeria

HabitatClayey fields, dry shaley banks, steep schist slopes, rocky grasslands, stony embankments including gypsum, rocky matorrals and pastures; at elevations from sea level up to middle montane regions[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].