Allium elegantulum
Species of flowering plant
雅韭 ya jiu | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Allioideae |
Genus: | Allium |
Species: | A. elegantulum |
Binomial name | |
Allium elegantulum Kitag. |
Allium elegantulum is a species of onions endemic to the province of Liaoning northeastern China.[1] The plant grows on cliffs and in other rocky or sandy places.[2]
Allium elegantulum produces a cluster of narrow bulbs rarely more than 5 mm across. Scapes are up to 20 cm tall, round in cross-section. Tepals are white to pale pink with a darker red midvein.[2][3]