Allium flavovirens

阿拉善韭 a la shan jiu
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Asparagales
Family:Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:Allioideae
Genus:Allium
Species: A. flavovirens
Binomial name
Allium flavovirens
Synonyms[1][2]

Allium alaschanicum Y.Z. Zhao

Allium flavovirens is a species of onions endemic to the western part of Inner Mongolia. It grows in dry places at altitudes of 1800–3100 m.[3]

Allium flavovirens has 2 or 3 bulbs, each up to 20 mm in diameter. Scapes are up to 25 cm long, round in cross-section. Flowers are white or pale yellow but appear reddish-purple from the underside.[3][4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List
  2. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. 1 2 Flora of China v 24 p 182, 阿拉善韭 a la shan jiu Allium flavovirens
  4. ↑ Regel, Eduard August von. 1887. Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaničeskago Sada 10(1): 344–345, plate 8, figure 1
  5. ↑ line drawing of Allium flavovirens, Flora of China Illustrations volume 24, figures 187, 1-3
  6. ↑ Y.Z.Zhao. 1992. Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Intramongol. 23(1): 110
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