Allium guanxianense

灌县韭 guan xian jiu
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Tribe: Allieae
Genus: Allium
Species: A. guanxianense
Binomial name
Allium guanxianense
Xu, Jie Mei

Allium guanxianense is a plant species endemic to Sichuan in China. It is found on damp slopes at elevations of 1800–2000 m.[1]

Allium guanxianense has thick fleshy roots but thin bulbs rarely more than 10 mm across. Scapes are up to 60 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are flat, narrowly oblanceolate, shorter than the scape and 2–3 cm wide. Umbel is spherical, with white flowers.[1][2][3]

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