Allium rotundum
Sand Leek
Also known as: Allium acutiflorum Loscos +15 more
- Allium acutiflorum Loscos
- Allium ampeloprasum subsp. paterfamilias (Boiss.) K.Richt.
- Allium ampeloprasum var. paterfamilias (Boiss.) Nyman
- Allium baumannianum K.Koch
- Allium cambiasii De Not.
- Allium cambiasii DeNot.
- Allium cilicicum Boiss.
- Allium erectum G.Don
- Allium gracilescens Sommier & Levier
- Allium graminifolium Friche-Joset & Montandon, 1856
- Allium jajlae var. baidarense Seregin
- Allium jajlae Vved.
- Allium paterfamilias Boiss.
- Allium porphyroprasum Heldr. & Sartori ex Boiss.
- Allium preslianum Schult. & Schult.f.
- Allium rodundum L.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Amaryllidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a bulbous geophyte.
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Originating in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Europe, Allium rotundum (commonly known as Sand leek) is a bulbous plant belonging to the Amaryllidaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Northern Africa, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belarus, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, Palestine, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Canary Is., Michigan, Poland, South Australia