Allium karataviense | |
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Scientific classification | |
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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Binomial name | |
Allium karataviense | |
Synonyms [4] [5] [6] | |
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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]
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]
Allium 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]