Allium fasciculatum Rendle

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Allium

Characteristics

Roots tuberous, short, thick. Bulb solitary or clustered, cylindric; tunic pale brown, fibrous. Leaves linear, usually longer than scape, 2--5 mm wide, midvein obscure. Scape lateral, (5--)15--40 cm, terete, covered with leaf sheaths for 1/4--2/5 its length. Spathe 1-or 2-valved, persistent or deciduous. Umbel globose. Pedicels subequal, 1.5--2 × as long as perianth, ebracteolate. Perianth white; segments lanceolate, 4.5--6 × 1.4--2.2 mm, base usually broadened, rounded, apex acuminate or irregularly 2-lobed. Filaments subulate, slightly shorter than perianth segments, connate at base and adnate to perianth segments. Ovary applanate-globose, minutely tuberculate, base constricted into a short stipe; ovules 2 per locule. Style equaling to slightly longer than ovary; stigma punctiform. Fl. and fr. Jul--Sep.
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An onion family plant. It can have one or more bulbs. The roots form short thick tubers. The leaves are narrow and 2-5 mm wide. The stalk is 15-40 cm tall. The flowering head is round.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows on dry sandy slopes between 2,200-5,400 m above sea level in southern China In Sichuan.
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Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
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Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity light
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Images

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Distribution

Allium fasciculatum world distribution map, present in China and Nepal

Conservation status

Allium fasciculatum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:528019-1
WFO ID wfo-0000756208
COL ID 65XC4
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Allium fasciculatum Allium gageanum