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| November 2009 at a Nursery |
November 2009 at a Nursery |
| Family | Alliaceae (also placed in Liliaceae) |
| Scientific name | Allium virgunculae F. Maekawa & Kitamura var. kiiense Murata |
| Synonyms | none |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) kii-ito-rakkyou (キイイトラッキョウ, 紀伊糸辣韮 [meaning: Kii Peninsular strings rakkyou (rakkyou = Allium chinense)]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Aich Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, Wakayama Prefecture, Yamaguchi Prefecture) |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Mountane streamside rocks |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=16 (2x), 32 (4x) |
| Description | Bulbs ca. 2-2.5cm long. Leaves 10-20cm long, non hair. Scapes ca. 15-30cm tall. Flowers pink (or merely white), flowering in October to November. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Allium virgunculae F. Maek. & Kitam. var. kiiense Murata |
| Allium virgunculae var. kiiense Murata | |
| Interspecific hybridization of autumn-flowering Allium species with ornamental Alliums and the characteristics of the hybrid plants | |
| Note | Endemic to Japan. Rare species. |
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| November 2009 at a Nursery |
November 2009 at a Nursery |
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| October 2009 at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden |
October 2009 at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden |
October 2009 at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden |
