Biology:Allium carolinianum
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| 镰叶韭 lian ye jiu Лук каролинский | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. carolinianum
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| Allium carolinianum DC. in Red.
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Allium carolinianum is a species of onions native to central and southern Asia (Xinjiang, Xizang (Tibet), Afghanistan, Bhutan, India , Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan , Tajikistan, Uzbekistan). It grows in sunlit slopes at elevations of 3000–5000 m.[2]
Allium carolinianum produces egg-shaped bulbs up to 25 mm across. Scapes are round in cross-section, up to 60 cm tall. Leaves are narrow, flat, shorter than the scape. Umbel is round, with many white, red or purplish flowers. [2][3][4][5]
References
- ↑ The Plant List
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Flora of China v 24 p 188
- ↑ Redouté, Pierre Joseph. 1804. Les Liliacees...a Paris 2: , pl. 101.
- ↑ line drawing, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 204, 1-3
- ↑ Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali (eds). 1980-2005. Flora of Pakistan University of Karachi, Karachi.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15225233 entry
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