Biology:Allium petraeum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

石坡韭 shi po jiu
Лук щебнистый
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Species:
A. petraeum
Binomial name
Allium petraeum
Kar. & Kir. 1842 not Genty 1889 (syn of A. lusitanicum)
Synonyms[1]

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]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4268624 entry