Allium maowenense explained

Allium maowenense is a plant species endemic to the Sichuan region of China. It grows there at elevations of 1100–1500 m.^[1]

Allium maowenense has egg-shaped bulbs up to 2 cm in diameter. Scape is up to 60 cm tall. Leaves are hollow, tubular, shorter than the scape. Umbels are spherical, packed with many flowers; tepals white with pink or green midveins.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=240001035 Flora of China v 24 p 198.
2. Xu, Jie Mei. 1994. Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 32(4): 356–357, pl. 1.
3. http://www.tropicos.org/Image/36143 line drawing of Allium maowenense, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 224, 1-4