Allium caspium
(Pall.) M. Bieb.
AmaryllidaceaeRoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Bulb
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. It grows in desert regions.
Uzbekistan,
Countries: Uzbekistan
How to Identify
An onion family herb.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Allium caspium is a species of onions named for the Caspian Sea. It is native to the southern parts of European Russia, as well as central and southwestern Asia Varieties Two formal botanical varieties are recognized: Allium caspium subsp. baissunense (Lipsky) F.O.Khass. & R.M.Fritsch - Tajikistan, Uzbekistan Allium caspium subsp. caspium - European Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, northern Caucasus, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan
Names & Synonyms
Zhua
Allium brahuicum Boiss.
Amaryllis caspia (Pall.) Willd.Crinum caspium Pall.
References (1)
- Khassanov, F. O., 2007, Edible Alliums of Uzbekistan. in First Kazbegi workshop on "Botany, taxonomy and phytochemistry of wild Allium L. species of the Caucasus and Central Asia".
