Allium caesioides
| Allium caesioides | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. caesioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Allium caesioides | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Allium kachrooi G.Singh | |
Allium caesioides is a plant species found in the high mountains of India, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. It has an egg-shaped bulb about 10 cm across, a scape up to 30 cm tall, hair-like leaves, and purple flowers.[2][3][4][5]
References
- ^ The Plant List
- ^ Flora of Pakistan
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Per Erland Berg Wendelbo. 1969. Botaniska Notiser 122: 29.
- ^ Singh, Gurcharan. 1977. Geobios (Jodhpur) 4(4): 166, Allium kachrooi