White ornamental onion
Allium maximowiczii

Family: Amaryllidaceae

What it is like

An onion herb. It can have one or two bulbs. There are 1 or 2 leaves. The stalks is 20-40 cm long and covered with leaf sheaths for up to 1/2 its length. The flower head is half round.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in meadows and along rivers between 100-500 m above sea level in north China.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Bulb ?

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Allium ledebourianum var. maximowiczii (Regel) Q. S. Sun; and others