Semenov's onion
Allium semenovii

Family: Amaryllidaceae

What it is like

An onion family plant. It is a bulb plant. The bulb can be single or clustered. It is 0.5-1.5 cm across. The covering is a dirty brown. It is fibrous. The leaves are broadly linear. They are usually longer than the scape. They are 5-15 mm wide. The scape is 8-25 cm long. It is covered with leaf sheaths for about 1/3 its length

There are about 300-700 Allium species. Most species of Allium are edible (Flora of China). All alliums are edible but they may not all be worth eating! They have also been put in the family Alliaceae.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in forest margins and damp slopes from 2000-3000 m in N China.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Central Asia, China, Himalayas, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan

How it is used for food

The young leaves are cooked as a green vegetable.

Edible parts

Flowers, leaves, root, bulb, vegetable

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Guan si cong

Synonyms

Allium semenovii var. versicolor Regel; Allium tristylum Regel; Allium tristylum var. rubescens Regel; Allium tristylum var. versicolor Regel;