Allium alabasicum explained

Allium alabasicum is a species of onion native to Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia) in China.^{[1] [2]}

Allium alabasicum produces narrow, cylindrical bulbs. Scapes are usually round in cross-section, though sometimes with two angles; they are short, rarely more than 5 cm tall. Umbel generally has only 4 or 5 flowers. Tepals are purplish-red, up to 4 mm long. Ovary is round to egg-shaped. Stamens are shorter than the tepals.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=240001005 Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 192 鄂尔多斯韭 e er duo si jiu Allium alabasicum Y. Z. Zhao, Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Intramongol. 23: 555. 1992.
2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=294926 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. Zhao, Yi-zhi. 1992. Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Intramongolicae 23(4): 555–556, f. 1.