Allium tulipifolium facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Лук тюльпанолистный郁金叶蒜 yu jin ye suan |
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Allium
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tulipifolium
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Synonymy
Allium lallemantii Regel & Rach
Allium subalpinum Pall. ex Kunth Allium tulipifolium var. brachystemon Regel Allium tulipifolium var. subscabrum Regel |
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Allium tulipifolium is an Asian species of wild onion native to Xinjiang, Kazakhstan and Altay Krai. It is found at elevations of 600–1000 m.
Allium tulipifolium has round to egg-shaped bulbs up to 20 mm in diameter. Scape is up to 40 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are flat, waxy, up to 2 cm across, much shorter than scape, with a pink or dark green margin. Umbel has many flowers, the tepals white with dark green or purple mid-veins.
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