Rootstock short; roots tuberous; tubers ellipsoidal, 3-5 cm long, c. 6 cm from rootstock. Leaves annual, 2 or 3, typically developing at c. 45° to ground surface, occasionally erect, ±linear, 20-30 cm long. Inflorescence paniculate, 14-17 cm long; umbels 1-or 2-flowered; pedicels 9 mm long, expanding imperceptibly into flower, articulated just below middle. Perianth segments 11 mm long. Sepals linear to narrowly lanceolate, c. 2.5 mm wide, outer surface glaucous. Petals elliptic, 5 mm wide; fimbriae c. 0.5-4 mm long. Stamens 6; anthers equal, 5.5-6 mm long, straight to slightly curved. Style 6 mm long. Seeds cylindrical, 2 mm long, 1 mm diam.; aril pale yellow.
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