Allium victorialis

Allium victorialis, commonly known as victory onion, Alpine leek, and Alpine broad-leaf allium is a broad-leaved Eurasian species of wild onion. It is a perennial of the Amaryllis family that occurs widely in mountainous regions of Europe and parts of Asia (Caucasus and Himalayas).

Allium victorialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Anguinum
Species:
A. victorialis
Binomial name
Allium victorialis
L. Sp. Pl. 1: 295. 1753
Synonyms
Synonymy
  • Cepa victorialis (L.) Moench
  • Loncostemon victoriale (L.) Raf.
  • Geboscon lanceolatum Raf.
  • Geboscon triphylum Raf.
  • Berenice victorialis (L.) Salisb.
  • Anguinum victorialis (L.) Fourr.
  • Caloscordum victorialis (L.) Banfi & Galasso
  • Allium plantagineum Lam.
  • Allium convallarifolium Pall. ex Ledeb.
  • Allium plantaginense Willk. & Lange
  • Allium longibulbum Dulac
  • Allium reticulatum St.-Lag. 1880, illegitimate homonym not J. Presl & C. Presl 1819
  • Allium anguinum Bubani.

Some authors consider certain East Asian and Alaskan populations as constituting subspecies platyphyllum within the species Allium victorialis. Recent sources recognize this group as a distinct species, called Allium ochotense.

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