Allium caesioides

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Allium caesioides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Species:
A. caesioides
Binomial name
Allium caesioides
Synonyms[1]

Allium kachrooi G.Singh

Allium caesioides is a plant species found in the high mountains of India, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. It has an egg-shaped bulb about 10 cm across, a scape up to 30 cm tall, hair-like leaves, and purple flowers.[2][3][4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Plant List
  2. ^ Flora of Pakistan
  3. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ Per Erland Berg Wendelbo. 1969. Botaniska Notiser 122: 29.
  5. ^ Singh, Gurcharan. 1977. Geobios (Jodhpur) 4(4): 166, Allium kachrooi