Amaryllidaceae FAMILY

Allium microdictyon

Edibility

3/5

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 microdictyon is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a conical-cylindrical bulb around 15mm wide. The plant produces a flowering stem 30 - 70cm tall, sheathed by 2 - 3 leaves. The bulb spreads by means of a short rhizome on which more bulbs are produced, the plant forming small clusters of growth[ 1145 Title AgroAtlas Publication Author Website http://www.agroatlas.ru/en/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line database of economic plants of Russia and the surrounding countries that formed the USSR, giving botanical descriptions, distribution, habitats and uses. It also gives comprehensive information on climate, soil, pests, diseases etc ]. The plant is commonly harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It is sometimes also cultivated on a garden scale as a food crop[ 1145 Title AgroAtlas Publication Author Website http://www.agroatlas.ru/en/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line database of economic plants of Russia and the surrounding countries that formed the USSR, giving botanical descriptions, distribution, habitats and uses. It also gives comprehensive information on climate, soil, pests, diseases etc ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - eastern Siberia, Russian Far East, Mongolia, northern China, Korea

HabitatDamp, dark, coniferous taiga forests, forests and sub-alpine meadows[ 1145 Title AgroAtlas Publication Author Website http://www.agroatlas.ru/en/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line database of economic plants of Russia and the surrounding countries that formed the USSR, giving botanical descriptions, distribution, habitats and uses. It also gives comprehensive information on climate, soil, pests, diseases etc ]. Shaded and moist slopes, shaded and wet forests, pastures and stream sides; at elevations above 1,300 metres[ 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 ].