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Erect chive
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Erect chive

Allium strictum Schrad.

Names

EnglishErect chive
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese辉韭
Scientific nameAllium strictum Schrad.

About this species

Allium strictum is a Eurasian species of wild onion. Its native range extends from France to Yakutia.

Allium strictum produces one or two bulbs, each up to 8 mm in diameter. Scape is up to 80 cm tall. Leaves are flat, narrow, shorter than the scape, about 4 mm wide. Umbels are spherical with many flowers crowded together. Tepals are rose-pink or reddish-purple with a dark purple midvein. It grows on stony slopes and cliffs.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAmaryllidaceae
GenusAllium

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