Jump to content

Allium beesianum

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

蓝花韭 lan hua jiu
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Reticulatobulbosa
Species:
A. beesianum
Binomial name
Allium beesianum

Allium beesianum is a plant species native to southern China, provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan. It grows on slopes and in meadows at elevations of 3000–4200 m.[1]

Allium beesianum produces cylindrical bulbs up to 10 mm in diameter. Scapes are round in cross-section, up to 60 cm tall. Umbels appear hemispheric from a distance. Flowers are blue.[1][2][3]

References

[edit]