Allium longifolium (Kunth) Spreng.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Allium

Characteristics

An onion family plant. A bulb plant. It grows 40 cm high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry, rocky hills and mountains, usually in limestone soils; at elevations of 700-3,000 metres.
More
It was used by Maya.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible bulbs flowers leaves roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Allium longifolium world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:528334-1
WFO ID wfo-0000756629
COL ID 5TXF3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Allium kunthii Allium longifolium Praskoinon longifolium Allium scaposum Schoenoprasum lineare Schoenoprasum longifolium Allium howardii