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Allium kingdonii
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Allium kingdonii

Allium kingdonii is a rare species of wild onion endemic to southeastern Tibet. It grows at elevations of 4,500–5,000 m (14,800–16,400 ft).

Allium kingdonii generally produces one narrow cylindrical bulb rarely more than 6 mm (0.24 in) across. Scape is up to 30 cm tall. Leaves are flat, narrow, shorter than the scape. Umbels have a few reddish-purple flowers.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1229243.