Allium monanthum Maxim.

An onion family plant. A bulb plant. It grows to 10 cm high. The bulb occurs singly and is 0.5-1 cm across. It has a yellowish brown covering. This is sometimes tinged with red. There are 1 or 2 leaves and these are broadly linear. They are 1.5-2 times as long as the scape and 3-8 mm wide. They are flat on one side. They are almost a half circle when cut through. The scape is 5-10 cm long. It is covered with leaf sheaths only at the base.

It is a temperate plant. It grows naturally on low mountains all over Japan. It grows in forests and on slopes in N China.

The bulbs are eaten raw or cooked. The leaves are eaten raw or cooked. The flowers are used raw to flavour salads.

Plants can be grown from seed or by dividing the clumps.