Allium micranthum is a plant species native to Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is a perennial herb with an egg-shaped bulb about 10 mm across. Scape is up to 40 cm tall. Leaves are narrowly linear, up to 3 mm across. Umbels are almost spherical, with many flowers crowded together. Tepals are tiny, measuring no more than 3 mm in length, and are purple.[1][2][3]
| Allium micranthum | |
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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 |
| Species: | A. micranthum
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| Allium micranthum | |
References
edit- ^ Flora of Pakistan
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Per Erland Berg Wendelbo. 1959. Biologiske Skrifter. Kongelige Danske videnskabernes Selskab 10: 178.