Allium trifurcatum explained

Allium trifurcatum is a plant species native to the Sichuan and Yunnan regions in southern China. It grows at elevations of 3000–4000 m.^[1] The Tibetan people of Shangri-La and nearby areas eat its scapes.^[2]

Allium trifurcatum has thick roots and clusters of bulbs. Scape is up to 20 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are flat, up to 10 mm across, shorter than the scape. Umbels have only a few white flowers.^{[1] [3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=240001065 Flora of China v 24 p 176
2. Ju . Yan . Zhuo . Jingxian . Liu . Bo . Long . Chunlin . 19 April 2013 . Eating from the wild: Diversity of wild edible plants used by Tibetans in Shangri-la region, Yunnan, China . Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine . 9 . 28 . 28 . 10.1186/1746-4269-9-28 . 23597086 . 3648497 . free .
3. Xu, Jie Mei. 1991. Flora Sichuanica 7: 145.
4. Wang, Fa Tsuan & Tang, T. (Chin). 1980. Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae 14: 284, pl. 32.