Allium petraeum facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Allium petraeum |
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Scientific classification | |
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Allium
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petraeum
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Allium globosum subsp. petraeum (Kar. & Kir.) K.Richt. |
Allium petraeum is an Asian species of wild onion native to Xinjiang, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. It occurs on cliff faces and other sun-lit rocky places.
Allium petraeum has a cluster of narrow bulbs, each up to 15 mm across. Scape is up to 50 cm tall. Leaves are tubular, just a bit shorter than the scape, about 1 mm in diameter. Umbel is spherical with a dense cluster of yellow flowers. Tepals are pale yellow to bright lemon yellow, each with a green midvein.
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