Allium fasciculatum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. fasciculatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium fasciculatum | |
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Allium gageanum W.W. Sm. | |
Allium fasciculatum is a species of onions known from the Himalayas of Bhutan, Sikkim, Nepal, and the Chinese provinces of Qinghai, Sichuan and Tibet. It grows at elevations of 2200–5400 m.[2][3][4][5]
Allium fasciculatum has thick roots and fibrous bulbs. Scapes are up to 40 cm long. Umbels are spherical with large numbers of white flowers.[2][6][7][8]
References
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- ^ a b Flora of China v 24 p 175. 粗根韭 cu gen jiu Allium fasciculatum
- ^ Hara, H., Stearn, W.T. & Williams, H.J. (1978). An Enumeration of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 1: 1-154. Trustees of British Museum, London.
- ^ Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
- ^ Noltie, H.J. (1994). Flora of Bhutan 3(1): 1-456. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
- ^ Rendle, Alfred Barton. 1906. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 44(2): 42–43.
- ^ Smith, William Wright. 1911. Records of the Botanical Survey of India 4(5): 247–248.
- ^ line drawing of Allium fasciculatum, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 168, 1-3.