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''Allium sphaerocephalon'' is a plant species in the Amaryllis family known as round-headed leek and also round-headed garlic, ball-head onion, and other variations on these names. Other names include Drumsticks, and in Germany, Kugellauch. Some publications use the alternate spelling ''A. sphaerocephalum''.〔E.g. 〕 It is a hardy perennial plant. ''Allium sphaerocephalon'' is found in the wild across all parts of Europe except in the northernmost countries (Ireland, Netherlands, Scandinavia, and the Baltic States).〔〔(Altervista Flora Italiana, Schede di botanica, ''Allium sphaerocephalon'' )〕 Its native range extends to northern Africa and to western Asia as far east as Iran.〔(Missouri Botanical Garden, Gardening Help, ''Allium sphaerocephalon'' )〕 It is also reportedly naturalised in New York State in the US.〔(Biota of North America Program, ''Allium sphaerocephalon'' )〕 In the UK it only grows wild in the Avon Gorge so is known locally as the Bristol onion.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bristol Onion )〕 The species is prized by gardeners because of its striking floral display. The spherical "head" (technically an umbel) is borne on a long scape, up to 50 cm in height, usually in July. It can contain hundreds of deep purple flowers.〔 ==Description== ''Allium sphaerocephalon'' produces egg-shaped bulbs. Small bulblets are present under the outer layer of the stem (making the plant potentially invasive when grown in gardens). Flowers are borne on a scape up to 50 cm in height, in a spherical to egg-shaped umbel, 1–6 cm in diameter, tightly packed with many flowers crowded together. The relatively small size of the umbel relative to the height of the stem makes this one of those described as 'drumstick alliums'. Individual flowers are reddish-purple and are occasionally replaced by bulbils (again making this a potentially invasive species).〔, p. 135〕 ;Subspecies + varieties〔 *''Allium sphaerocephalon'' var. ''aegaeum'' (Heldr. & Halácsy) Hayek - Aegean Islands *''Allium sphaerocephalon'' subsp. ''arvense'' (Guss.) Arcang. - Sicily, Malta, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco〔(Kew Royal Botanical Garden, London, ''Allium sphaerocephalon'' )〕 *''Allium sphaerocephalon'' subsp. ''laxiflorum'' (Guss.) Giardina & Raimondo - Sicily〔 *''Allium sphaerocephalon'' subsp. ''sphaerocephalon'' - much of Europe plus Morocco, Canary Islands, Middle East *''Allium sphaerocephalon'' subsp. ''trachypus'' (Boiss. & Spruner) K.Richt. - Greece and Turkey incl Aegean Islands〔 ;formerly included〔 * ''Allium sphaerocephalon'' subsp. ''durandoi'', now called ''Allium ebusitanum'' * ''Allium sphaerocephalon'' subsp. ''ebusitanum'', now called ''Allium ebusitanum'' * ''Allium sphaerocephalon'' subsp. ''rollii'', now called ''Allium amethystinum'' * ''Allium sphaerocephalon'' subsp. ''sardoum'', now called ''Allium guttatum'' subsp. ''sardoum'' * ''Allium sphaerocephalon'' var. ''scaberrimum'', now called ''Allium scaberrimum'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Allium sphaerocephalon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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