Allium cristophii Trautv.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Allium

Characteristics

An onion family plant. It is a bulb plant. It grows to 20 cm high and 12 cm across.
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) 0.2 - 0.35
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Gravelly slopes; at elevations from 1,000-3,000 metres. Soft mountain slopes, chiefly in the lower mountain zone.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows naturally on gravely slopes in Iran and Russia.
Light 6-8
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

The bulbs are eaten raw or cooked. The leaves are eaten raw or cooked. The flowers are used raw or to flavour salads.
Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible bulbs flowers leaves roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed or by division of clumps. Bulbs should be planted fairly deeply.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Fruit

Allium cristophii fruit picture by Radmila Hladíková (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Allium cristophii world distribution map, present in Czech Republic, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Turks and Caicos Islands, and Turkmenistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:527890-1
WFO ID wfo-0000755961
COL ID 667JB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Allium albopilosum Allium bodeanum Allium cristophii Allium walteri Caloscordum cristophii

Lower taxons

Allium cristophii subsp. golestanicum Allium cristophii subsp. cristophii