Allium xichuanense

(Allium xichuanense)

Description

Allium xichuanense is a plant species native to the Sichuan and Yunnan regions in southern China. It grows at elevations of 3100–4400 m. Allium xichuanense has a single egg-shaped bulb up to 12 mm in diameter. Scape it up to 40 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are tubular, up to 4 mm in diameter, about the same length as the scape. Umbel spherical, densely crowded with many yellow flowers.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Asparagales
Family:Amaryllidaceae
Genus:Allium
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