Allium caespitosum

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|name = 疏生韭 shu sheng jiu

|taxon = Allium caespitosum

|parent = Allium subg. Rhizirideum

|authority = Siev. ex Bong. & C.A. Mey.

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Allium caespitosum is a plant species native to Xinjiang and Kazakhstan in Central Asia. It grows in desert regions, very often in sandy locales.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200027454 Flora of China v 24 p 183]

Allium caespitosum produces clumps of small bulbs. Scapes are round in cross-section, up to 20 cm tall. Leaves are very narrow, shorter than the scape. Flowers are white or pale pink.Bongard, August Heinrich von, & Meyer, Carl Anton von. 1844. Bulletin scientifique (publié par l’) Académie Imperiale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg 8: 341.[http://www.tropicos.org/Image/31673 line drawing, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 190, 4-5.]