Allium calamarophilon

Euboea pixie onion
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Species:
A. calamarophilon
Binomial name
Allium calamarophilon
Phitos & Tzanoud.

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.[2]

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.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Trigas, P. (2024). "Allium calamarophilon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T61598A18613061. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T61598A18613061.en. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  2. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ Phitos, Demetrius, & Tzanoudakis, Dimitrios B. 1981. Botanika Chronika. Patras 1(1): 11.