Allium tenuissimum

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Kingdom Plantae Clade Monocots Family Amaryllidaceae Rank Species		Clade Angiosperms Order Asparagales Subfamily Allioideae
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Allium tenuissimum top 5 facts

Allium tenuissimum is an Asian species of wild onion native to Mongolia, Asiatic Russia, Korea, Kazakhstan and China.

Allium tenuissimum produces a cluster of small, narrow bulbs. Scapes are up to 50 cm tall. Leaves are tubular, shorter than the scapes, about 10 mm in diameter. Flowers are white or pink with a narrow red midvein along each of the tepals.

Varieties

Allium tenuissimum var. nalinicum S.Chen - Inner Mongolia

Allium tenuissimum var. tenuissimum - most of specific range

formerly included

Allium tenuissimum var. anisopodium, now called Allium anisopodium

Allium tenuissimum f. zimmermannianum, now called Allium anisopodium var. zimmermannianum

References

Allium tenuissimum Wikipedia

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