Allium spirale | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Allioideae |
Genus: | Allium |
Subgenus: | A. subg. Rhizirideum |
Species: | A. spirale
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Binomial name | |
Allium spirale | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Allium spirale, also known as Korean aging chive, [2] is a plant species native to Korea, Primorye, and parts of China. [3] [4] It is cultivated in many other regions and has for some reason obtained the common name German garlic. [5] Other common names include spiral onion, corkscrew onion, and curly chives. [6]
Allium spirale forms a cluster of narrow bulbs up to 15 mm in diameter. Scape is up to 40 cm tall. Leaves are flat, long and narrow, shorter than the scape but only about 5 mm across, generally twisted in a helical fashion. Umbel is hemispheric, densely crowded with many flowers. Tepals pink with a dark red midvein. [3] [7] [8]
Allium spirale typically grows on dry slopes, loess, steppes, and places with significant amounts of sand, gravel or stone. [3]
Allium spirale | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Allioideae |
Genus: | Allium |
Subgenus: | A. subg. Rhizirideum |
Species: | A. spirale
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Binomial name | |
Allium spirale | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Allium spirale, also known as Korean aging chive, [2] is a plant species native to Korea, Primorye, and parts of China. [3] [4] It is cultivated in many other regions and has for some reason obtained the common name German garlic. [5] Other common names include spiral onion, corkscrew onion, and curly chives. [6]
Allium spirale forms a cluster of narrow bulbs up to 15 mm in diameter. Scape is up to 40 cm tall. Leaves are flat, long and narrow, shorter than the scape but only about 5 mm across, generally twisted in a helical fashion. Umbel is hemispheric, densely crowded with many flowers. Tepals pink with a dark red midvein. [3] [7] [8]
Allium spirale typically grows on dry slopes, loess, steppes, and places with significant amounts of sand, gravel or stone. [3]