Allium moly explained

Allium moly, also known as yellow garlic, golden garlic and lily leek, Is a species of flowering plant in the genus Allium, which also includes the flowering and culinary onions and garlic. A bulbous herbaceous perennial from theMediterranean,^{[1] [2]} it is edible and also used as a medicinal and ornamental plant.^[3]

Description

With lance-shaped grey-green leaves up to 30 cm long, in early summer it produces masses of star-shaped bright yellow flowers in dense umbels. The cultivar 'Jeannine' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[4]

Variants

formerly included

• Allium moly var. ambiguum, now called Allium roseum
• Allium moly subsp. massaessylum, now called Allium massaessylum
• Allium moly var. stamineum, now called Allium stamineum
• Allium moly var. xericiense, now called Allium scorzonerifolium

Distribution

Allium moly is primarily found in Spain and Southern France with additional populations in Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Algeria, and Morocco.^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Cultivation

It is recommended that they should be planted in well-drained soil.^[9]

See also

• Moly (herb), mentioned in The Odyssey, from which Linnaeus took the species' name

Notes and References

1. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/18400065 Tropicos, Allium moly L.
2. Maire, R. (1958). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 5: 1-307. Paul Lechevalier, Paris
3. http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?code=Q420 Missouri Botanical Garden Gardening Help: Allium moly
4. Web site: RHS Plantfinder - Allium moly 'Jeannine'. Royal Horticultural Society . 1993 . 5 January 2018.
5. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=296034 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
6. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=allium+moly Altervista Flora Italiana
7. Hohla, M. (2011). Zwei Funde der Kleine Seerose (Nymphaea candida) sowie weitere Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Flora von Oberösterreich. Stapfia 95: 141-161.
8. Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
9. Web site: Allium moly (Garlic Onion, Golden Garlic, Lily Leek, Yellow Garlic) North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox . 2024-11-11 . plants.ces.ncsu.edu.