Allium victorialis, L.

22. A. victorialis L. , Sp. Pl. 295 (1753) View Cited Treatment .

Bulbs 5-6 x 1-2 cm. Stem 30-60 cm. Leaves 2-3, the lamina 8-25 cm x 16-90 mm, narrowly lanceolate to broadly elliptical, acute or obtuse, narrowed at base into a short petiole. Umbel 3-5 cm in diameter, globose or hemispherical, many-flowered; pedicels 10-30 mm, unequal. Perianth-segments 4-5 x 2-2-5 mm, dull or greenishwhite, the outer lanceolate, the inner narrowly ovate, acute or obtuse, ultimately deflexed. Stamens exserted; filaments c. 6 mm, simple; anthers yellow. Capsule c. 4 mm. 2« = 16. Rocky places and mountain pastures. Mountains of Europe, from the Vosges, Sudeten Mts. and C. Ural southwards to C. Spain and S. IV. Bulgaria. Au Bu Cz Ga Ge He Hs Hu It Ju Lu Po Rm Rs (C, W). Sect. MOLiuM G. Don ex Koch (incl. Sect. Rhodoprason F. Hermann, Sect. Xanthoprason F. Hermann). Bulbs ovoid or subglobose; not rhizomatous. Leaves almost basal, with short above-ground sheath, flat. Stem terete or angled. Spathe shorter than or equalling pedicels. Perianth stellate to campanulate or cylindrical. Ovary with distinct nectariferous pores; ovules 2 in each loculus; stigma entire. Seeds angular.