Allium stipitatum
Allium stipitatum
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 stipitatum is a herbaceous, perennial plant producing 4 - 6 leaves and a flowering scape 60 - 150cm tall from a globose bulb around 30 - 60mm in diameter. The plant produces numerous offsets, forming in time a cluster of growth[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 203 Title Alliums. The Ornamental Onions. Publication Author Davies. D. Publisher Batsford Year 1992 ISBN 0-7134-7030-5 Description Covers about 200 species of Alliums. A very short section on their uses, good details of their cultivation needs. , 2031 Title Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Central Asia and Altai Publication Author Batsatsashvili K., Kikvidze Z. & Bussmann R.W. (Eds) Website https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28947-8 Publisher Springer Nature; Switzerland Year 2020 ISBN 978-3-030-28946-1 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. Successful cultivation trials have been made in Tajikistan, where the bulbs are pickled and prepared in preserves. The bulbs are sold as an item of food in central Asia[ 242 Title Correspondence from Allium NCCPG collection Publication Author Davies. P. Publisher Year 1997 ISBN Description Letter dated 21/01/97, giving additional information on Alium species. ]. The plant is also grown as an ornamental. Allium stipitatum spreads freely by bulbs and seeds and can form large clusters of growth. It is a serious weed of agriculture within its native range[ 2256 Title Chapter 3: Wild Allium species used as food and folk medicine in Iran Publication First Kazbegi workshop on Botany, taxonomy and phytochemistry of wild Allium L. species of the Caucasus and Central Asia pp 25-30 Author Abbasi M. et al Publisher Year 2008 ISBN Marburg & Gatersl Description ].