Allium mairei is an Asian species of wild onion in the Amaryllis family. It is native to Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, Myanmar, and Arunachal Pradesh.[4][3]
| Allium mairei | |
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| Allium mairei in the UMCS Botanical Garden in Lublin | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Subgenus: | A. subg. Cyathophora |
| Species: | A. mairei
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium mairei | |
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Allium mairei produces clusters of thin bulbs. Scapes are up to 40 cm tall, sometimes 2 from the same plant. Leaves are usually a bit shorter than the scape. Flowers are pale red or reddish-purple.[4][5][6] It grows in meadows, forests, and rock crevices.[4]
References edit
- ^ Tropicos
- ^ The Plant List
- ^ a b "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". wcsp.science.kew.org.
- ^ a b c Fora of China v 24 p 176 针叶韭 zhen ye jiu Allium mairei
- ^ Léveillé, Augustin Abel Hector. 1909. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 7(152–156): 339.
- ^ line drawing of Allium maireiFlora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 179, 5-7