石坡韭 shi po jiu Лук щебнистый | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Allioideae |
Genus: | Allium |
Species: | A. petraeum
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Binomial name | |
Allium petraeum | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Allium globosum subsp. petraeum (Kar. & Kir.) K.Richt. |
Allium petraeum is an Asian species of wild onion native to Xinjiang, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. [1] It occurs on cliff faces and other sun-lit rocky places. [2] [3]
Allium petraeum has a cluster of narrow bulbs, each up to 15 mm across. Scape is up to 50 cm tall. Leaves are tubular, just a bit shorter than the scape, about 1 mm in diameter. Umbel is spherical with a dense cluster of yellow flowers. Tepals are pale yellow to bright lemon yellow, each with a green midvein. [2] [4]