Amaryllidaceae FAMILY

Allium sacculiferum

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

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 sacculiferum is a herbaceous, perennial plant producing usually 3 leaves 20 - 50cm long and a flowering scape 30 - 60cm tall from single or, more commonly, paired, ovoid bulbs around 7 - 23mm in diameter[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 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 RangeE. Asia - Russian Far East (Amur, Khabarovsk, Primorye), N. China, Japan, Korea

HabitatWet meadows[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Meadows, riversides and lakesides at elevations of 100 - 500 metres in northern China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].