Allium elegantulum explained

Allium elegantulum is a species of onions endemic to the province of Liaoning northeastern China.^[1] The plant grows on cliffs and in other rocky or sandy places.^[2]

Allium elegantulum produces a cluster of narrow bulbs rarely more than 5 mm across. Scapes are up to 20 cm tall, round in cross-section. Tepals are white to pale pink with a darker red midvein.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=295488 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=240001020 Flora of China v 24 p 185 雅韭 ya jiu Allium elegantulum
3. Kitagawa, Masao. 1935. Report of the First Scientific Expedition to Manchoukuo, Sect. IV, Pt. 2, Contributions to the Cognition of the Flora Manshuricae 2: 98.