Allium prattii explained

Allium prattii is an Asian species of wild onion native to Assam, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and China (Anhui, Gansu, Henan, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan). It is found at elevations of 2000–4900 m.^[1]

Allium prattii has a scape up to 60 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are flat, linear or very narrowly elliptic, usually a bit shorter than the scape. Umbel is hemispheric with many red or purple flowers.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200027521 Flora of China v 24 p 174 太白山葱 tai bai shan cong Allium prattii
2. http://www.botanicus.org/page/177928 Forbes, Francis Blackwell, & Hemsley, William Botting. 1903. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 36(250): 124.
3. Wang, Fa Tsuan, & Tang, T. (Chin). 1937. Bulletin of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology : 7: 297
4. http://www.tropicos.org/Image/56534 line drawing of Allium prattii, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 162, 1-3