Allium winklerianum
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Summary
Source: WikipediaAllium winklerianum is an Asian species of onion native to Xinjiang, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. It is also cultivated as an ornamental elsewhere because of the pretty flowers and also because of the strong lilac scent to the blooms. Allium winklerianum has a round bulb up to 2 cm in diameter. Scape is up to 40 cm tall. Leaves are flat, shorter than the scape, up to 25 mm across. Umbel is hemispheric, with many flowers crowded together. Tepals are lilac-colored.
Description
An onion herb. The bulbs is round. It is 2 cm across. There are 2-4 leaves. They are 10-25 mm wide. The flower stalk is 15-40 cmlong and underground.
Edible Uses
The bulb is eaten.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows in forests and scrub on moist slopes between 1,000-2,500 m above sea level in western China.
Where It Grows
Afghanistan, Asia, Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Also Known As
Yi li suan
References (1)
- Brevard County Edible Acres
