Allium eusperma

Allium eusperma is a plant species native to the provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan in southern China. It grows on slopes and along the edges of forests at elevations of 2000–3000 m.[1]

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Species:
A. eusperma
Binomial name
Allium eusperma

Allium eusperma produces round to egg-shaped bulbs up to 2 cm across. Scape is up to 60 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are generally tubular, almost as long as the scapes. Flowers are pink to pale reddish-purple.[1][2][3]

References

  1. Flora of China v 24 p 197. Allium eusperma
  2. Airy Shaw, Herbert Kenneth. 1931. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh 16(78): 137.
  3. line drawing of Allium eusperma, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 223, 4-7.
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