Allium ovalifolium facts for kids

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Quick facts for kids Allium ovalifolium
Scientific classification
Genus:	Allium
Species:	ovalifolium
Synonyms
Allium prattii var. latifoliatum F.T.Wang & Tang Allium cordifolium J.M.Xu

Allium ovalifolium is a Chinese species of onion widely cultivated as an ornamental in other regions. It grows at elevations of 1500–4000 m. The Tibetan people of Shangri-La and nearby areas eat its scapes.

Allium ovalifolium produces narrow cylindrical bulbs. Scapes are up to 60 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are flat, lanceolate to ovate, up to 15 cm long by 7 cm wide. Umbel is spherical, densely crowded with many white or pale red flowers.

Varieties

Allium ovalifolium var. cordifolium (J.M.Xu) J.M.Xu - Sichuan
Allium ovalifolium var. leuconeurum J.M.Xu - Sichuan
Allium ovalifolium var. ovalifolium - Gansu, Guizhou, Hubei, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan

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