Allium wallichii facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Allium wallichii
Scientific classification
Genus:	Allium
Species:	wallichii
Synonyms
Allium bulleyanum Diels Allium bulleyanum var. tchongchanense (H.Lév.) Airy Shaw Allium caeruleum Wall. Allium feddei H.Lév. Allium liangshanense Z.Y.Zhu Allium polyastrum Diels Allium praelatitium H.Lév. Allium tchongchanense H.Lév. Allium violaceum Wall. ex Regel Allium wallichianum Steud. Allium wallichii var. albidum F.T. Wang & T. Tang Nothoscordum mairei H.Lév.

Allium wallichii is a plant species native to India, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Myanmar, and parts of China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Sichuan, Tibet, Xizang, Yunnan). It grows at elevations of 2300–4800 m.

Allium wallichii has elongate roots and clusters of narrow bulbs. Scapes are up to 110 cm tall, triangular in cross-section. Leaves are flat, up to 20 mm across, usually shorter than the scape. Flowers are white, pink, red, dark purple (sometimes almost black).

Varieties

Two varieties of the species are generally accepted:

Allium wallichii var. wallichii --- Leaves not narrowed into a petiole at the base

Allium wallichii var. platyphyllum (Diels) J.M.Xu --- Leaves not narrowed into a petiole at the base --- found only in Yunnan