Allium shirnakiense
Allium shirnakiense
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 shirnakiense is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from an ovoid to globose bulb around 25 - 40mm in diameter; it usually produces 2 - 4 leaves and a flowering stem around 16 - 40cm tall[ 2254 Title Allium shirnakiense, sect. Melanocrommyum (Liliaceae), a new species from South-eastern Turkey Publication Turk J Bot 36 (2012) 450-454 Author Behçet L. & Rüstemoğlu M. Website http://10.3906/bot-1107-14 Publisher Year 2012 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. Local people often uproot the plants from the wild and grow them as a food crop in their gardens[ 2253 Title The Ethnobotanical Usage of Some East Anatolian(Turkey) Allium L. Species Publication MJAL 5 (1) (2015) 80-86 Author Firat M. Publisher Year 2015 ISBN Description ]. Allium shirnakiense has a very small natural range of less than 10 square kilometers in southeast Turkey. The distribution area has high erosion pressure because of the steep, unforested slopes, and overgrazing. The plant is recommended to be classified as 'Critically Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2012)[ 2254 Title Allium shirnakiense, sect. Melanocrommyum (Liliaceae), a new species from South-eastern Turkey Publication Turk J Bot 36 (2012) 450-454 Author Behçet L. & Rüstemoğlu M. Website http://10.3906/bot-1107-14 Publisher Year 2012 ISBN Description ].