Family | Alliaceae (also placed in Liliaceae) |
Scientific name | Allium ledebourianum Schultes & J. H. Schultes |
Synonyms | Allium schoenoprasum L. var. foliosum Regel; Allium uliginosum Ledebour, non G. Don |
Common name | (Japanese common name) asatsuki (アサツキ, 浅葱 [meaning: light green onion]) |
(English common name) giant Siberian chives | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central region) |
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan | |
Habitat | Mountane fields, mountain slope near sea |
Chromosomal number | 2n=16, 24, 32 |
Description | Bulbs 1.5-2.5cm long. Leaves 15-40cm long, non hair. Scapes 40-60cm. Flowers bracts 15-25mm long, pedicels 8-10mm long, pale purple or pink perianths 9-12mm long, flowering in June to July. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Allium ledebourianum Schultes & J. H. Schultes |
Allium ledebourianum Schult. & Schult. f. | |
Method for cultivating plant (European Patent EP0310311/1989) |
June 2007 at mountane field |
June 2007 at mountane field |
June 2007 at mountane field |
June 2007 at mountane field |