Allium prattii – eFlora of India

May 27, 2019
Allium

Allium prattii C.H.Wright, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 36: 124 1903. (syn: Allium cannifolium H.Lév.; Allium ellipticum Wall. ex Kunth [Invalid]; Allium prattii var. ellipticum F.T.Wang & Tang; Allium prattii var. vinicolor F.T.Wang & Tang; Allium victorialis var. angustifolium Hook.f.);

Nepal to C. China as per WCSP;

China North-Central; China South-Central; China Southeast; East Himalaya;
Myanmar; Nepal; Qinghai; Tibet as per Catalogue of Life

For Allium species ID : 9 posts by 3 authors.

kindly help me to ID this Allium species found within Spruce forest at an altitude above 3000 m. Smelling of Garlic

leaves are similar to one seen in a Alium ursinum. cant see flowers so it up to imagination

Pl. check with images at Allium and Amaryllidaceae‎

I have been using your valuable resources but could not confirm. Anyway Thank you for your valuable guidance.

Thanks, …, It does not have distribution as per Catalogue of Life.

Also looks different from images at

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium_ursinum

https://pfaf.org/user/plant.aspx?LatinName=Allium+ursinum

http://gernot-katzers-spice-pages.com/engl/Alli_urs.html

I also could not find match with the existing species at given efi site links.

What are the species of Allium reported from your area ?

It was A.prattii.

so it turns out to be a wild onion and not a garlic

References:

Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 WCSP IPNI
POWO Flora of China FOC illustration Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal Wikipedia Useful Temperate Plants Bhutan Biodiversity Portal

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