Allium siphonanthum explained

Allium siphonanthum is a plant species endemic to Yunnan Province in southern China. It grows on hillsides at an elevation of approximately 2800 m.^[1]

Allium siphonanthum has bulbs up to 15 mm across. Scape is up to 60 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are long and very narrow, about the same length as the scape but only about 3 mm across, often drooping under its own weight. Umbel is spherical, with a dense cluster of many reddish-purple flowers.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200027535 Flora of China v 24 p 182, Allium siphonanthum
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Image/56953 line drawing of Allium siphonanthum, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 184, 1-4
3. Wang, Fa Tsuan & Tang, T. (Chin). 1980. Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae 14: 284, pl. 41.