Allium humile

Small Alpine Onion
雪韭 xue jiu
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Tribe: Allieae
Genus: Allium
Species: A. humile
Binomial name
Allium humile
Kunth
Synonyms[1]

Allium humile is an Asian species of wild onion found at high elevations (4000–4500 m) in India (Jammu-Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh), Nepal, northern Pakistan, Tibet, and Yunnan.[2][3][4][5][6]

Allium humile has narrow, cylindrical bulbs. Scape is up to 15 cm tall, slightly compressed. Leaves are flat, fleshy, linear, about 5 mm wide. Umbel is hemispheric, crowded with many flowers. Tepals are white with yellowish-green midveins.[3][7]


formerly included[8]

Allium humile var. trifurcatum F.T.Wang & Tang, now called Allium trifurcatum (F.T.Wang & Tang) J.M.Xu

References

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