Allium xichuanense
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| 西川韭 xi chuan jiu | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Subgenus: | A. subg. Polyprason |
| Species: | A. xichuanense |
| Binomial name | |
| Allium xichuanense Xu, Jie Mei | |
Allium xichuanense is a plant species native to the Sichuan and Yunnan regions in southern China. It grows at elevations of 3100–4400 m.[1]
Allium xichuanense has a single egg-shaped bulb up to 12 mm in diameter. Scape it up to 40 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are tubular, up to 4 mm in diameter, about the same length as the scape. Umbel spherical, densely crowded with many yellow flowers.[1][2]