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Allium condensatum

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Allium condensatum

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Also known as Oriental yellow chive

species of plant

Species

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderAsparagales
  5. FamilyAmaryllidaceae

Bulb usually solitary, rarely paired, narrowly ovoid-cylindric to subcylindric, 1--2(--2.5) cm in diam.; tunic red-brown, lustrous, thinly leathery, laciniate. Leaves shorter than scape, 1--2.5 mm wide, terete to semiterete, fistulose, adaxially channeled. Scape 30--80 cm, terete, solid, covered with leaf sheaths only at base. Spathe 2-valved, persistent. Umbel globose, densely many flowered. Pedicels subequal, 2--4 × as long as perianth, ebracteolate. Perianth pale yellow or white; segments ovate-oblong, 4--5 × 1.8--2.2 mm; inner ones slightly longer. Filaments subulate, equal, 1/4--1/2 as long as perianth segments, connate at base and adnate to perianth segments. Ovary obovoid, with concave nectaries covered by hoodlike projections at base. Style exserted. Fl. and fr. Jul--Sep. 2 n = 16*.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
22
With media
23
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Collections
MICH, US, NY, K, MNHN
Recorded in
Russia, China

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
herbaceous plant
Parent taxon
Allium
Image
Allium condensatum 99759077.jpg
Has use
condiment
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taxon name
Allium condensatum
taxon rank
species
has fruit type
capsule
Commons category
Allium condensatum
taxon common name
黄花韭
taxon range
Tianjin
short name
A. condensatum
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