Allium iliense

Allium iliense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: Allium subg. Melanocrommyum
Species:
A. iliense
Binomial name
Allium iliense

Allium iliense is a species of wild onion native to southeastern Kazakhstan.[2] Living in sandy areas, its loose inflorescence can detach when ripe and roll in the wind, spreading seeds much further in the manner of a tumbleweed.[3]

References

  1. ^ Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 41(II): 452 (1868)
  2. ^ "Allium iliense Regel". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  3. ^ Fritsch, Reinhard M. (2016). "A Preliminary Review of Allium subg. Melanocrommyum in Central Asia". Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben: 1–288. doi:10.5447/IPK/2016/60. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)