Allium rubellum M.Bieb.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Allium

Characteristics

An onion family herb. It grows 60 cm tall. The bulb is egg shaped and 1-2 cm across. The leaves are narrow and flat. The flowers are reddish pink.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in semi-arid deserts. It is best in well-drained soils. It must grow in the sun.
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Dry steppes and semi deserts. Very free draining soils and coarse sands with a low water table in Kashmir.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

The bulbs are eaten raw or cooked. The leaves are dried and preserved as a condiment.
Uses medicinal
Edible bulbs flowers leaves roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed.
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 rubellum world distribution map, present in Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kazakhstan, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Turkmenistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:528756-1
WFO ID wfo-0000757194
COL ID 65X7W
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Allium albanum Allium rubellum Allium syntamanthum Allium vulcanicum Allium leptophyllum Allium tenue Geboscon rubrum Allium rubellum subsp. syntamanthum Allium rubellum var. stellatum