Allium platyspathum platyspathum

Description

Allium platyspathum is an Asian species of wild onion.It has been reported from Xinjiang,Afghanistan,Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,Mongolia,Altay Krai,Tajikistan,Uzbekistan,and Pakistan.It grows in damp locations at elevations of 1900–3700 m.Allium platyspathum usually produces a single egg-shaped bulb up to 20 mm in diameter.Scape is up to 100 cm tall.Leaves are flat,linear,up to 20 mm across,about the same length as the scape.Umbel is a densely packed cluster of pink or lilac flowers.