Allium caespitosum

疏生韭 shu sheng jiu
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Tribe: Allieae
Genus: Allium
Species: A. caespitosum
Binomial name
Allium caespitosum
Siev. ex Bong. & C.A. Mey.

Allium caespitosum is a plant species native to Xinjiang and Kazakhstan in Central Asia. It grows in desert regions, very often in sandy locales.[1]

Allium caespitosum produces clumps of small bulbs. Scapes are round in cross-section, up to 20 cm tall. Leaves are very narrow, shorter than the scape. Flowers are white or pale pink.[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Flora of China v 24 p 183
  2. Bongard, August Heinrich von, & Meyer, Carl Anton von. 1844. Bulletin scientifique (publié par l’) Académie Imperiale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg 8: 341.
  3. line drawing, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 190, 4-5.
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