Allium ramosum facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Fragrant-flowered Garlic Chinese chives
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Genus:	Allium
Species:	ramosum
Synonyms
Synonymy Aglitheis tatarica (L.f.) Raf. Allium beckerianum Regel Allium diaphanum Janka Allium lancipetalum Y.P.Hsu Allium odorum L. Allium potaninii Regel Allium ramosum Georgi 1779, illegitimate homonym not L. 1753 nor Jacq. 1781 Allium senescens Miq. Allium tataricum L.f. 1782 Allium tataricum Dryand. 1811, illegitimate homonym not L. 1782 Allium umbellatum Haller f. ex Steud. Allium weichanicum Palib. Butomissa tatarica (L.f.) Salisb., not validly published Moly odorum (L.) Moench

Allium ramosum, called Fragrant-flowered Garlic or Chinese chives is a northern Asian species of wild onion native to Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Siberia, the Russian Far East, and northern China (Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Xinjiang). The species is also naturalized in a few places in eastern Europe. In its native range, it grows at elevations of 500–2100 m.

Allium ramosum has clusters of narrow bulbs. Scapes are up to 60 cm tall. Leaves are linear, keeled, shorter than the scape. Umbels have many flowers crowded together. Tepals are white or pale red with a red midvein.

Uses

The plant is traditionally eaten in northern China and Mongolia. It is known as gogd in Mongolian, and is gathered between May and July, then preserved with salt for the winter. Gogd is then used to season boiled mutton, or stuffed into dumplings. It is also used to treat stomach ailments. The flowers, called soriz, are gathered in late July and August, and salted.

See also

In Spanish: Ajo de montaña para niños