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Allium schubertii
Allium schubertii
Plantae
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Arid shrubland
Range
Levant and Libya
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds, Bulbs
Defense
Toxins
Status
Rare

About

This spherical onion grows in the rocky soil of the Levant and Libya. Its flower head detaches after blooming to roll across the ground like a tumbleweed.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Allium
Species
Allium schubertii