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Allium dentigerum

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短齿韭 duan chi jiu
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Species:
A. dentigerum
Binomial name
Allium dentigerum

Allium dentigerum is a plant species native to Gansu and Shaanxi Provinces in China. It grows on slopes and in pastures at elevations of 1500–2500 m.[1]

Allium dentigerum has narrow, cylindrical bulbs up to 6 mm across. Scapes are up to 35 cm long, round in cross-section. Leaves are very narrow, usually about half as long as the scapes. Flowers are reddish-purple.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Flora of China v 24 p 184. Allium dentigerum
  2. ^ Prokhanov, Jaroslav Ivanovic. 1930. Izvestija Glavnogo Botaničeskogo Sada SSSR 29: 563.
  3. ^ line drawing of Allium dentigerum, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 194, 1-3