Allium [SEP] parent taxon
but large enough to be pickled.
Many of the species of "Allium" have been used as food items throughout their ranges. There are several poisonous species that are somewhat similar in appearance (e.g. in North America, death camas, "Toxicoscordion venenosum"), but none of these has the distinctive scent of onions or garlic.
Taxonomy.
With over 850 species "Allium" is the sole genus in the Allieae, one of four tribes of subfamily Allioideae (Amaryllidaceae). New species continue to be
Allium litardierei
Allium litardierei is a North African species of wild onion native to Algeria and Morocco.
The oldest name applied to the taxon is the 1924 moniker "Allium paniculatum" subsp. "breviscapum" . Elevating the epithet "breviscapum" to species level is prevented by the existence of the 1885 name "Allium breviscapum" , hence the need for a new name, "Allium litardierei" in 2010.