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Oriental chive
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Oriental chive

Allium maximowiczii Regel

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Names

EnglishOriental chive
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese马葱
Scientific nameAllium maximowiczii Regel

About this species

Allium maximowiczii, English common name oriental chive, is an Asian plant species native to Siberia, the Russian Far East, Mongolia, Japan, Korea and northeastern China (Heilongjiang, Jilin and Inner Mongolia).

Allium maximowiczii produces one or two bulbs. Scape is up to 70 cm tall. Leaves are tubular, shorter than the scape. Umbels are densely packed with large numbers of pink or red flowers.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAmaryllidaceae
GenusAllium

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