Allium clathratum

细叶北韭 xi ye bei jiu
Лук решётчатый
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Tribe: Allieae
Genus: Allium
Species: A. clathratum
Binomial name
Allium clathratum
Ledeb.

Allium clathratum is a species of onions native to temperate Asia (Xinjiang, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Siberia (Tuva, Krasnoyarsk, Western Siberia, and Altay Krai)). It grows on dry slopes and cliff faces at elevations of 400–2000 m.[1][2][3][4]

Allium clathratum produces narrow bulbs rarely more than 10m mm wide. Umbel is hemispheric, with many pink flowers.[1][5]

References

  1. 1 2 Flora of China v 24 p 181.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Grubov, V.I. (2001). Key to the Vascular Plants of Mongolia 1: 1-411. Science Publishers, Inc. Enfield, USA. Plymouth, U.K.
  4. Malyschev L.I. & Peschkova , G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 4: 1-238. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  5. Karl Friedrich von Ledebour. 1830. Flora Altaica 2: 18.
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