Allium neapolitanum, Allium pallens,
Naples Garlic, שום משולש
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| | Scientific name: |
| Allium neapolitanum Cirillo |
| Synonym name: |
| Allium pallens L. |
| Common name: |
| Naples Garlic |
| Hebrew name: |
| שום משולש |
| Family: |
| Liliaceae, שושניים |
Date Picture Taken: March 27, 2007
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| | Life form: |
| Geophyte |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, rosette, entire |
| Flowers: |
| White |
| Flowering Period: |
| March, April |
| Habitat: |
| Mediterranean maquis and forest |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Location: Napoleon Hill, Ramat Gan; Date Picture Taken: March 27, 2007
Derivation of the botanical name:
Allium, onion, chive and garlic. From the classical Latin name for garlic.
neapolitanum, from Naples.
- The standard author abbreviation Cirillo is used to indicate Domenico Cirillo (1739 – 1799), an Italian physician.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
In Israel Allium species bloom from the end of the winter to the summer, and the first to flower is Allium neapolitanum (from the end of February until March on the Coastal Plain).
Allium neapolitanum's stalk is triangular in cross-sectioned and it reaches a height of up to 30 centimeters.
Location: Napoleon Hill, Ramat Gan; Date Picture Taken: March 20, 2009
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