Allium daninianum, a member of the A. stamineum group, is described as a species new to science and illustrated. The new species is distributed in Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan and Transjordan, where it grows mainly in shrub communities below c. 900 m. Up to date it has been mingled with A. stamineum s. str., a species from SW Turkey.
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