Allium flavidum explained

Allium flavidum is an Asian species of onions native to Xinjiang, Altay Krai, Mongolia and Kazakhstan. It grows in rocky areas.^[1]

Allium flavidum has narrow bulbs up to 1 cm in diameter. Scapes are up to 45 cm long, round in cross-section. Leaves are very narrow, shorter than the scape. Umbel is large and spherical with many white or pale yellow flowers.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200027478 Flora of China v 24 p 182 新疆韭 xin jiang jiu Allium flavidum
2. Ledebour, Karl Friedrich von. 1830. Flora Altaica 2: 7–8.
3. http://www.tropicos.org/ImageFullView.aspx?imageid=28659 herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, isotype of Allium flavidum
4. http://www.tropicos.org/Image/28658 line drawing of Allium flavidum, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 1-3