Allium altissimum

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Tall onion

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Allium altissimum
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Allium altissimum
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(с) Sergey Mayorov, некоторые права защищены (CC BY-NC), загрузил Sergey Mayorov
Allium altissimum
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(c) Benoît Segerer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

What to Eat

Edible parts: Bulb, Root

The bulb and roots are eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Afghanistan, Central Asia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan,

Countries: Afghanistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

How to Identify

A temperate onion (Amaryllidaceae) with short-lived, strap-shaped leaves.

Wikipedia

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Allium altissimum, the tall onion, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to Central Asia, Iran, and Afghanistan. Its best-known cultivar is 'Goliath'.

References (1)
  • Ryabushkina, N., et al, 2008, Brief Review of Kazakhstan Flora and Use of its Wild Species. The Asian and Australasian Journal of Plant Science and Biotechnology

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