BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Allium (leeks, onions, garlics)

Subtaxa

Rank	Taxon
Species	Allium ampeloprasum L. (Wild Leek)
Variety	Allium ampeloprasum var. babingtonii (Borrer) Syme (Babington's Leek)	7				2
Species	Allium cepa L. (Onion)					17
Species	Allium cyaneum (Ornamental Onion)					2
Species	Allium fistulosum (Welsh Onion)					2
Species	Allium paniculatum ssp. fuscum (Pale Garlic)				1
Species	Allium paradoxum (M.Bieb.) (Few-flowered Garlic)	12	7
Species	Allium porrum L. (Leek)					6
Species	Allium sativum (Garlic)					6
Species	Allium schoenoprasum L. (Chives)	6				7
Species	Allium scorodoprasum L. (Sand Leek)					4
Species	Allium triquetrum L. (Three-cornered Garlic)	22				1
Species	Allium ursinum L. (Ramsons)	12	8	5		15
Species	Allium vineale L. (Wild Onion)	6	8			7

Suggested Literature

Allium may be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Allium:

	bulb base (white mycelial-coated)	white mycelial-coated bulb base may be infected and damaged by numerous sclerotium	Sclerotium cepivorum - a fungus (Agaricales: Typhulaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [Leaves wilt and turn yellow. "Onion White Rot".]
	bulb	bulb may house puparium	Phytomyza gymnostoma - Allium Leaf-miner (Diptera: Agromyzidae)		DEFRA Plant Pest Notice - 35: http://www.defra.gov.uk/planth/pestnote/allium-notice.pdf
	leaf (base) (live)	live leaf (base) may be infected and damaged by colony of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph	Botrytis aclada - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	leaf (lower parts)	leaf (lower parts) is mined by larva	Delia platura - a fly (Diptera: Anthomyiidae)		Robbins, R., 1990 [on young cultivated plants]
	leaf-base	leaf-base may house puparium	Phytomyza gymnostoma - Allium Leaf-miner (Diptera: Agromyzidae)		DEFRA Plant Pest Notice - 35: http://www.defra.gov.uk/planth/pestnote/allium-notice.pdf
	leaf-mine (end of)	leaf-mine (end of) may house puparium	Chromatomyia horticola - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae)		Spencer, K.A., 1972
	leaf	leaf is mined by larva	Chromatomyia horticola - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae)		Spencer, K.A., 1972 [mine linear, whitish, both upper and lower surface]
	leaf	leaf is mined by larva	Phytomyza gymnostoma - Allium Leaf-miner (Diptera: Agromyzidae)		DEFRA Plant Pest Notice - 35: http://www.defra.gov.uk/planth/pestnote/allium-notice.pdf
	leaf	leaf is mined by larva	Scaptomyza pallida - a fruit fly (Diptera: Drosophilidae)		Robbins, R., 1990 [a narrow corridor along or across the leaf, suddenly enlarging into a blotch. Pupariates internally or externally.]
	pollen	pollen is collected to provision nest of female	Hylaeus punctulatissima - a solitary bee (Hymenoptera: Colletidae)		Macdonald, M.A., in prep.
	root (white mycelial-coated)	white mycelial-coated root may be infected and damaged by numerous sclerotium	Sclerotium cepivorum - a fungus (Agaricales: Typhulaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [Leaves wilt and turn yellow. "Onion White Rot".]

Allium may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

References