Allium aflatunense B.Fedtsch.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Allium

Characteristics

An onion plant. It is a bulb plant. It grows 1 m tall. The bulbs can be 2-6 cm across or larger.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.9 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It can grow on a range of well-drained soils. It needs to be in a sunny position. It is best in moist soils. It grows in the mountains, It suits hardiness zone 8.
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Upper and middle mountain zone.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

The bulb is eaten raw or cooked. The leaves are eaten raw or cooked. The flowers are used to garnish salads.
Uses environmental use gene source medicinal
Edible bulbs flowers leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

It can be grown from bulbs or seeds. Groups of bulbs can be divided.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 14 - 16
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Allium aflatunense flower picture by Graham Walker (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Allium aflatunense world distribution map, present in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:527536-1
WFO ID wfo-0000755547
COL ID BTX2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Allium aflatunense