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| Camera model | NIKON D5600 |
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Botanical name: Allium roylei Family: Amaryllidaceae (Nargis family)
Synonyms: Allium rubens (illeg.), Allium lilacinum (illeg.)
Synonyms: Allium rubens (illeg.), Allium lilacinum (illeg.)
Lilac Alpine Onion is a lesser known perennial herb
with flowers borne in hemispherical umbels, 2-3 cm across. Tepals are
oval, 6-8 mm long, lilac or reddish, pointed. Filaments are longer than
the tepals, inner with 2 teeth at the base of each. Style is
thread-like, protruding. Bulb is ovoid, 2-3 cm long, outer coats
membranous-scarious, reddish-brown. Flowering stem is 20-40 cm tall,
base covered with leaf bases. Leaves are 1-3, linear, 1-2 mm broad,
grooved, not fistular. Its leaves and inflorescences are used
by local people for seasoning dishes. Lilac Alpine Onion is found in
Afghanistan, Himalayas, Pakistan and Western Himalaya, at altitudes of
2000-3200 m.
Medicinal uses:
Bulbs are also consumed for
getting relief from headache. In addition, bulbs are given to horses
for relief from colic pain.
Medicinal uses:
Bulbs are also consumed for
getting relief from headache. In addition, bulbs are given to horses
for relief from colic pain. | Identification credit: Sunit Singh, Udhay Sharma | Photographed at Padhri Pass, Bhaderwah, J&K. |
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