Allium ovalifolium Hand.-mazz.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Allium

Characteristics

An onion herb. There can be one or a cluster of bulbs. There are 2 leaves. They are sword shaped and 5-15 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. The base is deeply heart shaped. The stalk is 30-60 cm long.
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 the edges of forests and along stream banks between 1,500-4,000 m above sea level. It grows in Sichuan and Yunnan in China.
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Usage

The leaves are cooked in stir fry dishes and added to soups.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Allium ovalifolium world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:528551-1
WFO ID wfo-0000756898
COL ID 65X6K
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Synonyms

Allium ovalifolium Allium prattii var. latifoliatum

Lower taxons

Allium ovalifolium var. cordifolium Allium ovalifolium var. ovalifolium Allium ovalifolium var. leuconeurum