Allium pallasii facts for kids

Allium pallasii is a type of wild onion plant. It grows naturally in parts of Central Asia, Mongolia, a region in Russia called Altay Krai, and Xinjiang in China. You can find this plant in dry places like deserts and steppes (which are like grassy plains) at heights from about 600 to 2300 meters above sea level.

Quick facts for kids Allium pallasii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Allioideae
Genus:	Allium
Species:	A. pallasii
Binomial name
Allium pallasii Murray
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Synonyms
Synonymy Allium albertii Regel Allium caricifolium Kar. & Kir. Allium lepidum Ledeb. Allium nitidulum Fisch. ex Ledeb. Allium pallasii var. macrospathum Regel Allium pallasii var. nitidulum (Fisch. ex Ledeb.) Regel Allium pallasii var. stipellatum Regel Allium saxatile Hohen. ex Boiss. Allium semiretschenskianum Regel Allium tenue G.Don

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Allium pallasii: A Wild Onion

Where Allium pallasii Lives

Allium pallasii is found in dry, open areas. It likes places that are not too wet, such as deserts and wide, grassy plains known as steppes. This plant can grow quite high up, from around 600 meters (about 2,000 feet) to 2,300 meters (about 7,500 feet) above sea level.

What Allium pallasii Looks Like

This wild onion has a round bulb, which is like a small underground storage part, up to 20 millimeters (about 0.8 inches) wide. It grows a stem, called a scape, that can reach up to 30 centimeters (about 12 inches) tall.

The leaves of Allium pallasii are shaped like tubes and are shorter than its stem. They are quite narrow, growing up to 2.5 millimeters (about 0.1 inches) wide. When this plant blooms, its flowers are a pretty pale red or pale purple color.