Allium petraeum
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| 石坡韭 shi po jiu Лук щебнистый | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. petraeum |
| Binomial name | |
| Allium petraeum | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Allium globosum subsp. petraeum (Kar. & Kir.) K.Richt. | |
Allium petraeum is an Asian species of wild onion native to Xinjiang, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan.[1] It occurs on cliff faces and other sun-lit rocky places.[2][3]
Allium petraeum has a cluster of narrow bulbs, each up to 15 mm across. Scape is up to 50 cm tall. Leaves are tubular, just a bit shorter than the scape, about 1 mm in diameter. Umbel is spherical with a dense cluster of yellow flowers. Tepals are pale yellow to bright lemon yellow, each with a green midvein.[2][4]