Allium caesioides
Appearance
Allium caesioides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Allioideae |
Genus: | Allium |
Species: | A. caesioides
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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
- ^ The Plant List
- ^ Flora of Pakistan
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Per Erland Berg Wendelbo. 1969. Botaniska Notiser 122: 29.
- ^ Singh, Gurcharan. 1977. Geobios (Jodhpur) 4(4): 166, Allium kachrooi