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Allium chrysocephalum

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折被韭 zhe bei jiu
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Polyprason
Species:
A. chrysocephalum
Binomial name
Allium chrysocephalum

Allium chrysocephalum is a plant species native to China, in the provinces Gansu, Qinghai, and Sichuan. It grows at elevations of 3400–4800 m.[1]

Allium chrysocephalum produces narrow cylindrical bulbs about 10 mm in diameter. Scapes are up to 25 cm long, round in cross-section. Leaves are flat, up to 10 mm across, about half the length of the scapes. Flowers are bright yellow.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Allium chrysocephalum in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  2. ^ Regel, Eduard August von. 1887. Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaničeskago Sada 10(1): 335, pl. 3, f. 1.
  3. ^ "Tropicos". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2024-10-09.