Allium altaicum explained

Allium altaicum is a species of onion native to Asiatic Russia (Altay, Buryatiya, Zabaykalsky Krai, Irkutsk, Tuva, Amur Oblast), Mongolia, Kazakhstan and northern China (Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang and Xinjiang).^{[1] [2]}

Description

Allium altaicum produces narrowly egg-shaped bulbs up to 4cm (02inches) in diameter. Scape is round in cross-section, up to 100cm (00inches) tall. Leaves are round, up to 50cm (20inches) long. Flowers are pale yellow, up to 20mm across. Ovary is egg-shaped; stamens longer than the tepals.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200027446 Flora of China v 24 p 192.
2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/synonomy.do?name_id=294956 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. Peter Simon von Pallas. 1773. Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des russischen Reichs 2: 737, pl. R.
4. http://www.tropicos.org/Image/52046 line drawing, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 213, 5-8