Family | Alliaceae (also placed in Liliaceae) |
Scientific name | Allium schoenoprasum L. var. idzuense (H. Hara) H. Hara |
Synonyms | Allium schoenoprasum var. idzuense forma purpratum |
Common name | (Japanese common name) idzu asatsuki (イズアサツキ, 伊豆浅葱 [meaning: Idzu Peninsular asatsuki (asatsuki = Allium ledebourianum)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Miura Peninsular, Idzu Peninsular) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Seaside |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Scapes ca. 30-50cm tall. Flowers pale pink (forma purpratum) or merely white, flowering in June to July. Perennial plants. |
Note | Endemic to Japan. Rare species. |
July 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
July 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |