Allium calamarophilon is a species of plant in the genus Allium. It is endemic to Greece, known only from one small population on the Island of Euboea, on a rocky ledge in the center of the island near the town of Kimi. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and rocky shores. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. calamarophilon
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium calamarophilon | |
Allium calamarophilon is a very small plant with a short, slender scape barely 12 cm tall. Leaves are lanceolate. Umbel contains 5-8 white or pink flowers with dark midstripes along each of the tepals.[2]
References
edit- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Phitos, Demetrius, & Tzanoudakis, Dimitrios B. 1981. Botanika Chronika. Patras 1(1): 11.
External links
edit- Iatroú, G. (2006). "Allium calamarophilon". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006. IUCN: e.T61598A102995558. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61598A12507566.en. Retrieved 18 December 2017.