''Biarum tenuifolium'' is a cormous

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in the family

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Taxonomy

Within the genus ''Biarum'', it is the only species in subgenus ''Biarum''.

Subspecies

Six subspecies are generally recognized: * ''Biarum tenuifolium'' subsp. ''tenuifolium'': southern Italy to the southern Balkans. * ''Biarum tenuifolium'' subsp. ''zelebori'': Greece and south-western Turkey. * ''Biarum tenuifolium'' subsp. ''arundanum'': heavy terra rossa soils in Portugal and Spain * ''Biarum tenuifolium'' subsp. ''galianii'': loose sandy soils in south-western Spain. * ''Biarum tenuifolium'' subsp. ''abbreviatum'': Central Mediterranean, from Italy to Greece. * ''Biarum tenuifolium'' subsp. ''idomenaeum'': Crete. Subspecies ''arundanum'' and ''galianii'' have also been treated as two independent species (''Biarum arundanum'' and ''Biarum galianii''), or lumped together under ''Biarum arundanum''.

References

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