Allium ovalifolium

Allium ovalifolium is a Chinese species of onion widely cultivated as an ornamental in other regions. It grows at elevations of 1500–4000 m.^[2] The Tibetan people of Shangri-La and nearby areas eat its scapes.^[3]

卵叶山葱 luan ye shan cong
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Allioideae
Genus:	Allium
Subgenus:	A. subg. Anguinum
Species:	A. ovalifolium
Binomial name
Allium ovalifolium Hand.-Mazz.
Synonyms[1]
Allium prattii var. latifoliatum F.T.Wang & Tang Allium cordifolium J.M.Xu

Allium ovalifolium produces narrow cylindrical bulbs. Scapes are up to 60 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are flat, lanceolate to ovate, up to 15 cm long by 7 cm wide. Umbel is spherical, densely crowded with many white or pale red flowers.^[2][4]

Varieties^[1][2]

• Allium ovalifolium var. cordifolium (J.M.Xu) J.M.Xu - Sichuan
• Allium ovalifolium var. leuconeurum J.M.Xu - Sichuan
• Allium ovalifolium var. ovalifolium - Gansu, Guizhou, Hubei, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan