Allium czelghauricum

Czelghaurian onion
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Species: A. czelghauricum
Binomial name
Allium czelghauricum
Bordz.

The Czelghaurian onion (Allium czelghauricum) is a species of onion that is found only in Kars Province and Ardahan Province in Turkey.[2][3] It can be found in montane steppe between elevations of 2,000–2,200 m. It is threatened by overgrazing and hay making.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Özhatay, N. & Ekim, T. (2014). "Allium czelghauricum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  2. Bordzilowski, Eugen Iwanowitsch 1912. Trudy Botanicheskago Sada Imperatorskago Yur'evskago Universiteta 13: 18
  3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families


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