Allium tekesicola

荒漠韭 huang mo jiu
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Tribe: Allieae
Genus: Allium
Species: A. tekesicola
Binomial name
Allium tekesicola
Regel
Synonyms

Allium deserticola Popov

Allium tekesicola is a plant species endemic to the Ili River Basin in Xinjiang and Kazakhstan.[1]

Allium tekesicola produces one or occasionally 2 bulbs, each up to 10 mm across. Scape is up to 60 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are shorter than the scape, very narrow. Umbels have only a few red flowers.[1][2]

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