Allium splendens Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.F.

Glittering chive (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Allium

Characteristics

An onion family plant. It can have one or two bulbs. They are a narrow cylinder shape and 4-7 mm across. The leaves are narrow and 1-3 mm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Alpine meadows in C. and N. Japan. Also found in light woodland. Forests, scrub, meadows and moist slopes at elevations of 100-1,000 metres in northern China.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows in forests and on moist slopes between 100-1,000 m above sea level in north China.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

The small bulbs are boiled or pickled and eaten with vinegar and soy.
Uses medicinal
Edible bulbs flowers leaves
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°) 15
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Allium splendens unspecified picture

Distribution

Allium splendens world distribution map, present in Chile, Japan, Montenegro, and Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:528900-1
WFO ID wfo-0000757411
COL ID 668X3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Allium splendens Allium splendens var. kurilense

Lower taxons

Allium splendens subsp. splendens Allium splendens subsp. insulare