Allium kaschianum
| 草地韭 cao di jiu | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Subgenus: | A. subg. Polyprason |
| Species: | A. kaschianum
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium kaschianum | |
Allium kaschianum is a plant species from Central Asia (Xinjiang, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan). It is found at elevations of 2400–3000 m.[1]
Allium kaschianum produces a cluster of narrow bulbs up to 15 mm in diameter. Scape is up to 40 cm tall. Leaves are flat, long and narrow, about the same length as the scape. The umbel has pale purple flowers.[1][2][3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Flora of China v 24 p 188. Allium kaschianum
- ^ Eduard August von Regel. 1887. Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaničeskago Sada 10(1): 338, pl. 3, f. 2, 2a.
- ^ JSTOR, photo of herbarium specimen at Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève in Switzerland, type specimen of Allium kaschianum