Allium elegantulum
| 雅韭 ya jiu | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. elegantulum |
| Binomial name | |
| Allium elegantulum Kitag. | |
Allium elegantulum is a species of onions endemic to the province of Liaoning northeastern China.[1] The plant grows on cliffs and in other rocky or sandy places.[2]
Allium elegantulum produces a cluster of narrow bulbs rarely more than 5 mm across. Scapes are up to 20 cm tall, round in cross-section. Tepals are white to pale pink with a darker red midvein.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- 1 2 Flora of China v 24 p 185 雅韭 ya jiu Allium elegantulum
- ↑ Kitagawa, Masao. 1935. Report of the First Scientific Expedition to Manchoukuo, Sect. IV, Pt. 2, Contributions to the Cognition of the Flora Manshuricae 2: 98.
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