Allium oreophilum

Pink lily leek
Allium oreophilum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Tribe: Allieae
Genus: Allium
Species: A. oreophilum
Binomial name
Allium oreophilum
C.A. Mey
Synonyms[1]
  • Allium ostrowskianum Regel
  • Allium platystemon Kar. & Kir.

Allium oreophilum , common name pink lily leek , is a plant species native to Xinjiang, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Iraq, Turkmenistan, European Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia[2]

Allium oreophilum produces one spherical bulb up to 2 cm in diameter. Scape is short for the genus, rarely more than 20 cm tall. Leaves are flat, narrow, longer than the scape. Umbel has 10–15 red flowers.[3]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List
  2. ↑ Flora of China v 24 p 200
  3. ↑ Carl Anton von Meyer. 1831. Verzeichness der Pflanzen des Caspischen Meeres 37

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