Allium elegans

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Allium elegans
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Species:
A. elegans
Binomial name
Allium elegans

Allium elegans is a species of flowering plants. It is native to Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan and Kirgizistan.

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References

  1. Drobow, 1917 In: Sched. Herb. Fl. Ross. 1917: 2790