Allium flavovirens

Species of flowering plant

阿拉善韭 a la shan jiu
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Reticulatobulbosa
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. ^ a b 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
Taxon identifiers
Allium flavovirens