Amaryllidaceae FAMILY

Allium haemanthoides

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

Although no individual reports regarding this species have been seen, there have been cases of poisoning caused by the consumption, in large quantities and by some mammals, of certain members of this genus. Dogs seem to be particularly susceptible[ 76 Title Poisonous Plants in Britain and their Effects on Animals and Man. Publication Author Cooper. M. and Johnson. A. Publisher HMSO Year 1984 ISBN 0112425291 Description Concentrates mainly on the effects of poisonous plants to livestock. ].

Botanical Description

Allium haemanthoides is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a broad, subglobose bulb around 15 - 35mm in diameter; it produces 2 - 3 leaves and a flowering stem around 3 - 6cm tall, around 5 -16cm[ 2258 Title Flora of Iraq; Volume 8, Monocotyledones Publication Author Townsend C.C. & Guest E. (Editors) Publisher Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform; Baghdad Year 1985 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeW. Asia - northern Iraq, western Iran

HabitatMountainous regions, growing on rocky grassland, limestone scree, among serpentine rocks, on red stony soils, amongst coppiced Oak, among Astragalus shrubs; at elevations from 950 - 2,50 metres[ 2258 Title Flora of Iraq; Volume 8, Monocotyledones Publication Author Townsend C.C. & Guest E. (Editors) Publisher Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform; Baghdad Year 1985 ISBN Description ].