Allium mairei

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Allium mairei
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Allium mairei in the UMCS Botanical Garden in Lublin
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Cyathophora
Species:
A. mairei
Binomial name
Allium mairei
Synonyms [1] [2] [3]

Allium mairei is an Asian species of wild onion in the Amaryllis family. It is native to Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, Myanmar, and Arunachal Pradesh. [4] [3]

Allium mairei produces clusters of thin bulbs. Scapes are up to 40 cm tall, sometimes 2 from the same plant. Leaves are usually a bit shorter than the scape. Flowers are pale red or reddish-purple. [4] [5] [6] It grows in meadows, forests, and rock crevices. [4]

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References

  1. Tropicos
  2. The Plant List
  3. 1 2 "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". wcsp.science.kew.org.
  4. 1 2 3 Flora of China v 24 p 176 针叶韭 zhen ye jiu Allium mairei
  5. Léveillé, Augustin Abel Hector. 1909. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 7(152–156): 339.
  6. line drawing of Allium maireiFlora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 179, 5-7