Allium hymenorhizum facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Allium hymenorhizum |
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Allium
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hymenorhizum
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Allium macrorrhizum Boiss. |
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Allium hymenorhizum is a Eurasian species of wild onion in the amaryllis family. It grows at elevations of 1100–2700 m
Allium hymenorhizum has bulbs up to 15 mm in diameter. Scape is up to 90 cm tall. Leaves are flat, narrow, less than 6 mm wide but almost as long as the scape. Umbel is densely packed with many red flowers.
Varieties
Varieties include:
- Allium hymenorhizum var. dentatum J.M.Xu - Xinjiang
- Allium hymenorhizum var. hymenorhizum - European Russia, Altay Krai, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey, Xinjiang, Mongolia
- Formerly included
Allium hymenorhizum var. tianschanicum (Rupr.) Regel, now called Allium tianschanicum Rupr.
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