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]

太白山葱
tai bai shan cong
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Anguinum
Species:
A. prattii
Binomial name
Allium prattii
SynonymsThe Plant List
Synonymy
  • Allium cannifolium H.Lév.
  • Allium ellipticum Wall. ex Kunth
  • Allium prattii var. ellipticum F.T.Wang & Tang
  • Allium prattii var. vinicolor F.T.Wang & Tang
  • Allium victorialis var. angustifolium Hook.f.

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]

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