Allium anisopodium, also called thread-leaf chive, is a species of plant native to Siberia, the Russian Far East, Korea, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and northern China.Flora of China v 24 p 185
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.Karl Friedrich von Ledebour. 1852. Flora Rossica 4: 183.line drawing of Allium anisopodium var. zimmermannianum, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 195, 7
Varieties Two varieties are generally recognized:
Allium anisopodium var. anisopodium --- Leaves, scape and pedicels smooth
Allium anisopodium var. zimmermannianum (Gilg) F.T. Wang & T. TanWang, Fa Tsuan & T. Tan. 1934. Contributions from the Institute of Botany, National Academy of Peiping 2(8): 260. (syn: Allium zimmermannianum GilgGilg, Ernest Friedrich. 1904. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 34 (1, Beibl. 75): 23) --- Leaves, scape and pedicels with a rough surface
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