Amaryllidaceae FAMILY

Allium tenuissimum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

Although no individual reports regarding this species have been seen, there have been cases of poisoning caused by the consumption, in large quantities and by some mammals, of certain members of this genus. Dogs seem to be particularly susceptible[ 76 Title Poisonous Plants in Britain and their Effects on Animals and Man. Publication Author Cooper. M. and Johnson. A. Publisher HMSO Year 1984 ISBN 0112425291 Description Concentrates mainly on the effects of poisonous plants to livestock. ].

Botanical Description

Allium tenuissimum is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a cluster of subcylindrical bulbs that are each 3 - 6mm in diameter; each bulb produces 3 - 5 leaves 4 - 18cm long and a flowering stem 25 - 60cm tall[ 2031 Title Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Central Asia and Altai Publication Author Batsatsashvili K., Kikvidze Z. & Bussmann R.W. (Eds) Website https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28947-8 Publisher Springer Nature; Switzerland Year 2020 ISBN 978-3-030-28946-1 Description , 2257 Title A partial revision of Allium (Amaryllidaceae) in Korea and north-eastern China Publication The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2011 , 167 , 153-211 Author Choi H.J. & Oh B.U. Publisher Year 2011 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeCentral to eastern Asia - Kazakhstan, eastern Siberia - Mongolia, China, Korea

HabitatSlopes, pastures, sandy places; from near sea level to 2,000 metres[ 2031 Title Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Central Asia and Altai Publication Author Batsatsashvili K., Kikvidze Z. & Bussmann R.W. (Eds) Website https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28947-8 Publisher Springer Nature; Switzerland Year 2020 ISBN 978-3-030-28946-1 Description ].