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Allium ovalifolium

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Clade
  
Monocots

Family
  
Amaryllidaceae

Rank
  
Species

Clade
  
Angiosperms

Order
  
Asparagales

Subfamily
  
Allioideae

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Allium ovalifolium is a Chinese species of onion widely cultivated as an ornamental in other regions. It grows at elevations of 1500–4000 m.

Allium ovalifolium produces narrow cylindrical bulbs. Scapes are up to 60 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are flat, lanceolate to ovate, up to 15 cm long by 7 cm wide. Umbel is spherical, densely crowded with many white or pale red flowers.

Varieties
  • Allium ovalifolium var. cordifolium (J.M.Xu) J.M.Xu - Sichuan
  • Allium ovalifolium var. leuconeurum J.M.Xu - Sichuan
  • Allium ovalifolium var. ovalifolium - Gansu, Guizhou, Hubei, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan

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    Allium ovalifolium Wikipedia
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