Allium anisopodium

Allium anisopodium, also called thread-leaf chive,^[2] is a species of plant native to Siberia, the Russian Far East, Korea, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and northern China.^[3]

Allium anisopodium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Allioideae
Genus:	Allium
Subgenus:	A. subg. Rhizirideum
Species:	A. anisopodium
Binomial name
Allium anisopodium Ledeb.
Synonyms[1]
Allium anisopodium subsp. argunense Peschkova Allium tchefouense Debeaux Allium tenuissimum var. anisopodium (Ledeb.) Regel Allium tenuissimum subsp. anisopodium (Ledeb.) Printz

Allium anisopodium is a perennial herb with a scape (round in cross-section) up to 70 cm tall. Leaves are about the same length as the scape. Flowers are purple.^[3][4][5]

Varieties

Two varieties are generally recognized:^[1][3]

Allium anisopodium var. anisopodium --- Leaves, scape and pedicels smooth

Allium anisopodium var. zimmermannianum (Gilg) F.T. Wang & T. Tan^[6] (syn: Allium zimmermannianum Gilg^[7]) --- Leaves, scape and pedicels with a rough surface