Allium flavidum
| 新疆韭 xin jiang jiu | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Subgenus: | A. subg. Reticulatobulbosa |
| Species: | A. flavidum
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium flavidum | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Allium stellerianum Ledeb. 1852, illegitimate homonym not Willd. 1799 nor Besser 1816 | |
Allium flavidum is an Asian species of onions native to Xinjiang, Altay Krai, Mongolia and Kazakhstan. It grows in rocky areas.[3]
Allium flavidum has narrow bulbs up to 1 cm in diameter. Scapes are up to 45 cm long, round in cross-section. Leaves are very narrow, shorter than the scape. Umbel is large and spherical with many white or pale yellow flowers.[3][4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ The Plant List
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b Flora of China v 24 p 182 新疆韭 xin jiang jiu Allium flavidum
- ^ Ledebour, Karl Friedrich von. 1830. Flora Altaica 2: 7–8.
- ^ herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, isotype of Allium flavidum
- ^ line drawing of Allium flavidum, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 1-3