Allium macleanii
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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 |
| Subgenus: | Allium subg. Melanocrommyum |
| Species: | A. macleanii
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| Allium macleanii | |
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Allium macleanii is an Asian species of wild onion found at high elevations in Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Tajikistan, and northern India.[2] It is a perennial herb up to 100 cm tall, with a spherical umbel up to 7 cm in diameter. The umbel is crowded with many purple flowers.[3][2][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Allium macleanii Baker — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ a b c "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew".
- ^ "Allium macleanii in Flora of Pakistan @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ John Gilbert Baker. 1883. Botanical Magazine 109: t. 6707.