Allium altaicum
Altai Onion
Also known as: Allium ceratophyllum Besser ex Schult. & Schult.f. +3 more
- Allium ceratophyllum Besser ex Schult. & Schult.f.
- Allium microbulbum Prokh.
- Allium sapidissimum Pall. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
- Allium sapidissimum R.Hedw.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Amaryllidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a bulbous geophyte.
Find Reference Images
Google-powered external web search for Allium altaicum
Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Allium altaicum (commonly known as Altai onion) is a bulbous plant belonging to the Amaryllidaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Middle Asia, Mongolia, Russian Far East, Siberia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, Chita, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Kazakhstan, Manchuria, Mongolia, Tuva, Xinjiang