''Allium subhirsutum'', the hairy garlic, is a plant species widespread around the

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region from

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/ref> ''Allium subhirsutum'' is a perennial herb up to 50 cm tall. Leaves are long, up to 15 mm across, tapering toward the tip, with hairs along the margins (hence the name "hairy garlic"). The

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contains only a few flowers, white with thin pink midveins.

Uses

''Allium subhirsutum'' is edible and sometimes cultivated in kitchen gardens. Bulbs can be eaten cooked or in salads. There are however a few reports of toxicity when consumed in large quantities.Bailey, L.H. & E.Z. Bailey. 1976. Hortus Third i–xiv, 1–1290. MacMillan, New York. ;Subspecies # ''Allium subhirsutum'' subsp. ''obtusitepalum'' (Svent.) G.Kunkel - Alegranza Island in

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and

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. ;formerly included * ''Allium subhirsutum'' var. ''barcense'', now called '' Allium longanum'' * ''Allium subhirsutum'' var. ''canariense'', now called '' Allium subvillosum'' * ''Allium subhirsutum'' var. ''glabrum'' now called '' Allium neapolitanum'' * ''Allium subhirsutum'' subsp. ''graecum'', now called ''

Allium trifoliatum ''Allium trifoliatum'', commonly called pink garlic or hirsute garlic, is a Mediterranean species of wild onion. It is native to France, Cyprus, Malta, Italy (Sicily, Sardinia, Calabria, Basilicata, Apulia, Campania, Abruzzo), Greece, Egypt, Turk ...

'' * ''Allium subhirsutum'' var. ''hirsutum'', now called ''

'' * ''Allium subhirsutum'' subsp. permixtum, now called '' Allium permixtum'' * ''Allium subhirsutum'' var. ''purpurascens'', now called '' Allium subvillosum'' * ''Allium subhirsutum'' subsp. ''spathaceum'', now called ''

Allium spathaceum ''Allium spathaceum'', the Ethiopian onion, is a plant species native to Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia and Sudan. Of the 900 known species of onion in the world, this is one of only a few that are endemic to the area. ''Allium spathaceum' ...

'' * ''Allium subhirsutum'' subsp. ''subvillosum'', now called '' Allium subvillosum'' * ''Allium subhirsutum'' subsp. ''trifoliatum'', now called ''

'' * ''Allium subhirsutum'' var. ''vernale'', now called '' Allium subvillosum''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15532209 subhirsutum Garlic Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Vegetables Herbs Root vegetables Flora of Europe Flora of North Africa