Allium melitense
Allium melitense (Maltese, ) is a species of wild leek endemic to the Maltese archipelago. The species was first described as a variety of Allium ampeloprasum by  and Alfredo Caruana Gatto in their Maltese flora published in 1915, while emphasizing its observable differences with A. ampeloprasum and the need for further study. The taxon was then elevated to species by Raffaele Ciferri and . Much larger forms are found in Filfla and on Fungus Rock with specimens almost  tall and inflorescences exceeding . It grows on rocky soils. It resembles Allium commutatum but is smaller (measuring about ) and with inflorescences rarely exceeding . Synonyms 
 Allium ampeloprasum var. melitense Sommier & Caruana ex Borg

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 (en) Reference: Catalogue of Life : Allium melitense (Sommier & Caruana ex Borg) Cif. & Giacom. melitense
Endemic flora of Malta