Allium stipitatum Regel

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Allium

Characteristics

An onion family plant. It is a bulb plant. This is 3-6 cm across. There are 4-6 leaves from the base. They are greyish green and slightly hairy. The leaves wither by the time the bulbs form. The flowers are on stems 60-150 cm tall. The individual flowers arise from one point forming a round head. These are 8-12 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 1.1 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Moist meadows. Loosely-textured slopes in the middle mountain zone of central Asia. Hot dry situations on lower mountain slopes.
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It grows naturally on the rocky steppes of Afghanistan and Pakistan. It grows between 1,500-2,500 m above sea level.
Light 6-8
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

The bulb is used for flavouring. The flowers can be eaten raw or used as a garnish on salads.
Uses environmental use 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°) 14 - 16
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Allium stipitatum world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Czech Republic, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:528920-1
WFO ID wfo-0000757441
COL ID 65WX6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Allium hirtifolium Allium stipitatum Allium atropurpureum var. hirtulum