Allium oreophilum

Pink lily leek
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Allioideae
Genus:	Allium
Species:	A. oreophilum
Binomial name
	Allium oreophilum; C.A.Mey
Synonyms
	Allium ostrowskianum Regel; Allium platystemon Kar. & Kir.;

Allium oreophilum, the pink lily leek, is a plant species native to Xinjiang, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Iraq, Turkmenistan, European Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia^[2]

Allium oreophilum produces one spherical bulb up to 2 cm (2⁄3 in) in diameter. The scape is short for the genus, rarely more than 20 cm (8 in) tall. The leaves are flat, narrow, longer than the scape. The umbel has 10–15 red flowers.^[3]

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photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, isotype of Allium oreophilum, collected from the Caucasus region

[1] The Plant List

[2] Flora of China v 24 p 200

[3] Carl Anton von Meyer. 1831. Verzeichness der Pflanzen des Caspischen Meeres 37

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