Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 296 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat Monspelii in vineis."

Black, J.M. (1952), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 3: 527-528 [secondary reference]

Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. de (1973), Typification of 23 Allium species described by Linnaeus and possibly occurring in Afrca. Taxon 22: 78 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "LINN 419.10"

Stearn, W.T. in Stearn, W.T. (ed.) (1978), European species of Allium and allied genera of Alliaceae: a synonymic enumeration. Annales Musei Goulandris 4: 135-137 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1981), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia: 19 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 51 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Allium orientale Boiss. legitimate by Green, J.W. (1981), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia: 19

Stearn, W.T. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Allium. Flora of Australia 45: 362, Fig. 110, Map 413 APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Allium roseum var. bulbiferum DC. ex Koch legitimate taxonomic synonym: Allium roseum subsp. bulbiferum (DC. ex Koch) E.F.Warb. legitimate

• APC Dist.: SA (naturalised)

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