Allium carolinianum is a species of onions native to central and southern Asia (Xinjiang, Xizang (Tibet), Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan). It grows in sunlit slopes at elevations of 3000–5000 m.[2]
| 镰叶韭 lian ye jiu Лук каролинский | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. carolinianum
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| Allium carolinianum | |
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Allium carolinianum produces egg-shaped bulbs up to 25 mm across. Scapes are round in cross-section, up to 60 cm tall. Leaves are narrow, flat, shorter than the scape. Umbel is round, with many white, red or purplish flowers. [2][3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ The Plant List
- ^ a b Flora of China v 24 p 188
- ^ Redouté, Pierre Joseph. 1804. Les Liliacees...a Paris 2: , pl. 101.
- ^ line drawing, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 204, 1-3
- ^ Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali (eds). 1980-2005. Flora of Pakistan University of Karachi, Karachi.