Allium sairamense explained

Allium sairamense is a plant species native to Xinjiang and Kazakhstan. It grows in Abies forests at elevations of 2400–3400 m.[1]

Allium sairamense produces one round bulb up to 15 mm in diameter. Scape is up to 40 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are tubular, shorter than the scape. Umbel has many purple flowers crowded together.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=240001054 Flora of China v 24 p 199
  2. http://www.botanicus.org/page/1300660 Regel, Eduard August von. 1880. Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaničeskago Sada 6(2): 520.