Allium schoenoprasum var. idzuense




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