Allium dentigerum
| 短齿韭 duan chi jiu | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. aciphyllum |
| Binomial name | |
| Allium aciphyllum Prokh. | |
Allium dentigerum is a plant species native to Gansu and Shaanxi Provinces in China. It grows on slopes and in pastures at elevations of 1500–2500 m.[1]
Allium dentigerum has narrow, cylindrical bulbs up to 6 mm across. Scapes are up to 35 cm long, round in cross-section. Leaves are very narrow, usually about half as long as the scapes. Flowers are reddish-purple.[1][2][3]
References
- 1 2 Flora of China v 24 p 184. Allium dentigerum
- ↑ Prokhanov, Jaroslav Ivanovic. 1930. Izvestija Glavnogo Botaničeskogo Sada SSSR 29: 563.
- ↑ line drawing of Allium dentigerum, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 194, 1-3
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