| Korean rocky chive | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Subgenus: | A.subg. Reticulatobulbosa |
| Species: | A. koreanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Allium koreanum H.J.Choi & B.U.Oh[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
Synonymy[2]
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Allium koreanum, theKorean rocky chive,[3] is a species ofAlliumendemic to theKorean Peninsula.[4]
It has three to six leaves that are 20–54 cm (7.9–21.3 in) long and 2–7.4 cm (0.79–2.91 in) wide, and asheath that is 7.6–22.4 cm (3.0–8.8 in) long.[5] Thepyxidium is obtuse, triangular and solid.[5] Purple-red flowers bloom in August to November; 74 to 197 flowers form anumbel at the end of a 10–22.2 mm (0.39–0.87 in) long flower stalk.[5] Thebract is broadovate, with a caudate end.[5]Perianth lobes are broadoval and 3.8–7.2 cm (1.5–2.8 in) long with a round end and green midrib on the underside.[5]
