Allium prattii is an Asian species of wild onion native to Assam, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and China (Anhui, Gansu, Henan, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan). It is found at elevations of 2000–4900 m.[1]
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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: | A. subg. Anguinum |
| Species: | A. prattii
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium prattii | |
| SynonymsThe Plant List | |
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Synonymy
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Allium prattii has a scape up to 60 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are flat, linear or very narrowly elliptic, usually a bit shorter than the scape. Umbel is hemispheric with many red or purple flowers.[1][2][3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b Flora of China v 24 p 174 太白山葱 tai bai shan cong Allium prattii
- ^ Forbes, Francis Blackwell, & Hemsley, William Botting. 1903. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 36(250): 124.
- ^ Wang, Fa Tsuan, & Tang, T. (Chin). 1937. Bulletin of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology : 7: 297
- ^ line drawing of Allium prattii, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 162, 1-3