Family | Alliaceae (also placed in Liliaceae) |
Scientific name | Allium inutile Makino |
Synonyms | Caloscordum inutile (Makino) Okuyama & Kitagawa; Nothoscordum inutile (Makino) Kitamura |
Common name | (Japanese common name) sutego-biru (ステゴビル, 捨て子蒜 or 捨て小蒜 [meaning: false small onion]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Kanto region, Kinki region) |
(Other nations) China | |
Habitat | Mountane field |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Bulbs 1.1-1.3cm long. Leaves 20-30cm long, non hair. Scapes electing 18-28cm tall. Flowers white or pink, pedicels 1.5-4cm long, flowering in September to October. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Allium inutile Makino |
Allium inutile Makino | |
Note | Photos blow are those of some plants which were cultivated by Mr. Tadao Kumagai and displayed at the Tokyo Wild Plants Society (Orchid and Lily Group) Montly Meeting in Shintomi Kumin-kan. |
October 2011 at Shintomi Kumin-kan |
October 2011 at Shintomi Kumin-kan |
October 2011 at Shintomi Kumin-kan |