About Allium trifoliatum Cirillo
Allium trifoliatum, commonly known as pink garlic or hirsute garlic, is a Mediterranean wild onion species. It is native to France, Cyprus, Malta, Italy including the regions of Sicily, Sardinia, Calabria, Basilicata, Apulia, Campania, and Abruzzo, Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon, Palestine, and Israel. This species is a perennial herb that grows up to 30 cm tall. It produces a tight umbel with short pedicels, and its tepals are white, sometimes with pink to red midveins. Two previously included subtaxa have been reclassified: Allium trifoliatum race loiseleurii Rouy is now named Allium subhirsutum subsp. subhirsutum, while Allium trifoliatum subsp. obtusitepalum Svent is now called Allium subhirsutum subsp. obtusitepalum (Svent.) G.Kunkel.
