Allium rosenbachianum

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Amaryllidaceae Edible: Bulbs, Leaves 27 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

Allium rosenbachianum is a plant species found high in the Himalayas of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and cultivated in many other regions as an ornamental. It is a perennial herb with bulbs up to 30 mm across. Scape is up to 100 cm tall, with a spherical umbel of many reddish-purple flowers with long pedicels.

Description

A temperate onion herb with edible bulbs and leaves, sold in local markets.

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Edible Uses

The leaves are boiled and dried for use in winter.

Traditional Uses

The leaves are boiled and dried for use in winter.

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Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Afghanistan, Asia, Central Asia, China, Tajikistan,

Other Information

It is sold in local markets.

Also Known As

Katk

References (4)

Hisoriev, H., et al, 2017, Collection, germplasm introduction and conservation of Allium in Xinjiang and its collection garden construction. China Botanical Congress.
Keusgan, M., et al, 2006, Wild Allium species (Alliaceae) used in folk medicine of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2006, 2:18
Soukand, R., et al, 2021, The trauma of no-choice: Wild food ethnobotany in Yaghnobi and Tajik villages, Varzob Valley, Tajikistan. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution · December 2021
Sulamain, N., et al, 2023, The Importance of Becoming Tamed: Wild Food Plants as Possible Novel Crops in Selected Food-Insecure Regions. Horticulturae 2023,9,171.