About Allium pendulinum Ten.
Allium pendulinum Ten., commonly called Italian garlic, is a plant species known only from Sardinia, Sicily, Corsica, and mainland Italy. It is a perennial herb that can reach up to 25 cm in height, though it is usually much shorter. Plants of this species generally produce only two leaves, and both leaves wither before flowering begins. No spathe is present when the plant is in flower. The umbel contains only a few flowers, usually fewer than 10. All flowers grow on long pedicels, and they are very often drooping, nodding or hanging downward. The tepals are white, with three thin, prominent green veins on each. The anthers are cream-colored, and the ovary is green at flowering time.
