Allium ovalifolium

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Home Plants magnoliophyta liliopsida asparagales amaryllidaceae allium Allium ovalifolium

Hand.-Mazz.

1923

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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. The Tibetan people of Shangri-La and nearby areas eat its scapes. 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...read more on Wikipedia.