Allium tenuissimum

Description

Allium tenuissimum is an Asian species of wild onion native to Mongolia, Asiatic Russia, Korea, Kazakhstan and China. Allium tenuissimum produces a cluster of small, narrow bulbs. Scapes are up to 50 cm tall. Leaves are tubular, shorter than the scapes, about 10 mm in diameter. Flowers are white or pink with a narrow red midvein along each of the tepals. Varieties- Allium tenuissimum var. nalinicum S.Chen - Inner Mongolia - Allium tenuissimum var. tenuissimum - most of specific range formerly included- Allium tenuissimum var. anisopodium, now called Allium anisopodium - Allium tenuissimum f. zimmermannianum, now called Allium anisopodium var. zimmermannianum