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Allium semenovii

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Allium semenovii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Cepa
Species:
A. semenovii
Binomial name
Allium semenovii
Synonyms[3]
Synonymy
  • Allium semenowii Regel, alternate spelling[1]
  • Allium semenori Regel, alternate spelling[1][2]
  • Allium semenovii var. versicolor Regel
  • Allium tristylum Regel
  • Allium tristylum var. rubescens Regel
  • Allium tristylum var. versicolor Regel

Allium semenovii is an Asian species of wild onion native to Xinjiang, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan. It grows at elevations of 2000–3000 m.[4]

Allium semenovii has bulbs up to 15 mm in diameter. Scapes are up to 50 cm tall. Leaves are flat, up to 15 mm wide. Umbels are spherical, densely crowded with many yellow flowers.[2][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Tropicos, Allium semenowii Regel
  2. ^ a b Regel, Eduard August von & Herder, Ferdinand Gottfried Theobald Maximilian von. 1868. Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 41(1): 449
  3. ^ The Plant List
  4. ^ a b Flora of China v 24 p 194. Allium semenovii
  5. ^ line drawing of Allium semenovii, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 216, 1-3
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  • "Allium semenovii". Plants for a Future.