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Allium leucocephalum

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Allium leucocephalum is an Asian species native to Buryatiya, Zabaykalsky Krai, Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, Gansu, and Heilongjiang. Allium leucocephalum produces one or two bulbs, each up to 13 mm across. Scape is up to 60 cm tall. Leaves are more or less tubular, shorter than the scape. Umbel is spherical crowded with many white or very pale yellow flowers.

Description

An onion herb.

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Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Asia, China, Mongolia,

References (1)

  • Zhang, Y., et al, Yunatov’s Records of Wild Edible Plant Used by the Mongols in Mongolia During 1940- 1951: Ethnobotanical Arrangements and Discussions. Inner Mongolia Normal University. p 9

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