Allium mairei

Allium mairei is an Asian species of wild onion in the Amaryllis family. It is native to Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, Myanmar, and Arunachal Pradesh.Flora of China v 24 p 176 针叶韭 zhen ye jiu Allium mairei

Allium mairei produces clusters of thin bulbs. Scapes are up to 40 cm tall, sometimes 2 from the same plant. Leaves are usually a bit shorter than the scape. Flowers are pale red or reddish-purple.Léveillé, Augustin Abel Hector. 1909. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 7(152–156): 339.line drawing of Allium maireiFlora of China Illustrations vol. 24, fig. 179, 5-7 It grows in meadows, forests, and rock crevices.

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