Allium karataviense is an Asian species of onion in the Amaryllis family.[7][8] It is commonly known as Turkistan onion or ornamental onion.[9]
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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. karataviense
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It is a native to central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan)[4] (and cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental plant[10][11]). It has been selected for the Great Plant Picks list of outstanding plants for the maritime Pacific Northwest.[12] The Latin specific epithet karataviense means of the Karatau mountains in Kazakhstan, in reference to the plant's native range.[13]
Description
editAllium karataviense is an herbaceous, bulb-forming species. It produces a basal rosette of wide, arching leaves.[14] Basal leaves are broad-elliptic, spreading, gray-green, and appear in pairs. Flowers are lilac to pink in color and have a mild fragrance.[13]
References
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- ^ Rukšans, Janis. 2007. Buried Treasures: Finding and Growing the World's Choicest Bulbs. Timber Press.
- ^ International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Melbourne Code), article 30 see §30.6
- ^ International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Melbourne Code), article 39 see §39.1
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Allium karataviense en PlantList
- ^ Allium karataviense en Trópicos
- ^ Eduard August von Regel. 1875. Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaniceskago Sada. Acta Horti Petropolitani 3(2): 243
- ^ RHS Plant Finder 2009–2010, Dorling Kindersley, London, 2009, ISBN 978-1-4053-4176-9
- ^ "Allium karataviense (Ornamental Onion, Turkistan Onion) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox". plants.ces.ncsu.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ Brickell, Christopher (Editor-in-chief),The Royal Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Dorling Kindersley, London, 1996, ISBN 0-7513-0303-8
- ^ Hessayon, D. G. The Bulb Expert. Transworld Publishers Ltd. Londres, 1999
- ^ "Allium karataviense, Turkestan onion". greatplantpicks.org. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- ^ a b "Allium karataviense - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ Rosella Rossi. 1990. Guía de Bulbos. Grijalbo. Barcelona