Bulb is ovoid. Outer tunics are coriaceous and splitting lengthways. Stem is stout. Leaves several and longer than the inflorescence but usually prostrate, flat or lanceolate. No visible sheaths above ground. Spathe lobed and persistent and shorter than the umbel. Umbel hemispherical and many-flowered has dense pedicels. Perianth stellate. Segments are white with a reddish or green mid-vein. Filaments purple and simple, expanded at the base and tapering to the apex. Anthers equalling the perianth which is purple. Style included. Capsule is globose.
Sinai, Palestine, Syria.
Stony, rocky places.
Perennial.
Height: 6-15 cm
Allium rothii is a plant species found in Israel, Palestine, Syria, Egypt, and Jordan. It is a perennial with umbel-shaped flowers that forms bulbs. Stamens and ovaries are noticeably deep purple, and the tepals are white with deep purple midveins..[1][2]
Allium rothii is a plant species found in Israel, Palestine, Syria, Egypt, and Jordan. It is a perennial with umbel-shaped flowers that forms bulbs. Stamens and ovaries are noticeably deep purple, and the tepals are white with deep purple midveins..
