Allium flavovirens is a species of onions endemic to the western part of Inner Mongolia. It grows in dry places at altitudes of 1800–3100 m.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Subgenus: | A. subg. Reticulatobulbosa |
| Species: | A. flavovirens
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium flavovirens | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Allium alaschanicum Y.Z. Zhao | |
Allium flavovirens has 2 or 3 bulbs, each up to 20 mm in diameter. Scapes are up to 25 cm long, round in cross-section. Flowers are white or pale yellow but appear reddish-purple from the underside.[3][4][5][6]
References
edit- ^ The Plant List
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b Flora of China v 24 p 182, 阿拉善韭 a la shan jiu Allium flavovirens
- ^ Regel, Eduard August von. 1887. Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaničeskago Sada 10(1): 344–345, plate 8, figure 1
- ^ line drawing of Allium flavovirens, Flora of China Illustrations volume 24, figures 187, 1-3
- ^ Y.Z.Zhao. 1992. Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Intramongol. 23(1): 110