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Allium polyrhizum

Family: Amaryllidaceae

What it is like

An onion family herb. There is a dense cluster of bulbs. They are cylinder shaped and 1 cm across. The leaves are 1 mm wide. The stalk is 7-30 cm long. The flower head has many flowers. They are purple to red.

They have also been put in the family Alliaceae.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in Inner Mongolia. It grows on sunny slopes and salty or alkaline soils and desert steppes between 1,000-3,700 m above sea level in north China.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Central Asia, China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia

How it is used for food

The leaves and flowers are used as a vegetable and a flavouring.

It was occasionally used as a seasoning.

Edible parts

Leaves, flowers, vegetable, flavouring

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Allium polyrhizum var. prezewalskii Regel;