Allium mairei

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针叶韭
zhen ye jiu
"Allium mairei" in the UMCS Botanical Garden in Lublin
Allium mairei in the UMCS Botanical Garden in Lublin
Scientific classification edit
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Species:
Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/AlliumAllium mairei
Synonyms[1][2][3]

Allium mairei is an Asian species of wild onion in the Amaryllis family. It is native to Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, Myanmar, and Arunachal Pradesh.[4][3]

Allium mairei produces clusters of thin bulbs. Scapes are up to 40 cm tall, sometimes 2 from the same plant. Leaves are usually a bit shorter than the scape. Flowers are pale red or reddish-purple.[4][5][6] It grows in meadows, forests, and rock crevices.[4]

References[edit]

  1. Tropicos
  2. The Plant List
  3. 3.0 3.1 "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". wcsp.science.kew.org.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Fora of China v 24 p 176 针叶韭 zhen ye jiu Allium mairei
  5. Léveillé, Augustin Abel Hector. 1909. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 7(152–156): 339.
  6. line drawing of Allium maireiFlora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 179, 5-7