Allium dentigerum explained

Allium dentigerum is a plant species native to Gansu and Shaanxi Provinces in China. It grows on slopes and in pastures at elevations of 1500–2500 m.[1]

Allium dentigerum has narrow, cylindrical bulbs up to 6 mm across. Scapes are up to 35 cm long, round in cross-section. Leaves are very narrow, usually about half as long as the scapes. Flowers are reddish-purple.[1] [2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200027471 Flora of China v 24 p 184. Allium dentigerum
  2. Prokhanov, Jaroslav Ivanovic. 1930. Izvestija Glavnogo Botaničeskogo Sada SSSR 29: 563.
  3. http://www.tropicos.org/Image/57192 line drawing of Allium dentigerum, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 194, 1-3