Allium guttatum


Allium guttatum, spotted garlic, is a species of wild garlic native to Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Sardinia, Sicily, the Balkan Peninsula, the Aegean Islands, Turkey, Cyprus, Romania, and Ukraine. Described in 1809, by 1819 it was being cultivated in British gardens as an ornamental.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are currently accepted:
  • Allium guttatum subsp. dalmaticum Stearn
  • Allium guttatum subsp. guttatum
  • Allium guttatum subsp. kartalkayaense Yild.
  • Allium guttatum subsp. sardoum Stearn
  • Allium guttatum subsp. tenorei Soldano