蓝苞葱 (原变种) lan bao cong (yuan bian zhong)

Allium monadelphum Turczaninow ex Karelin & Kirilov.

Perianth purple-red, minutely black dotted, later becoming yellowish white to grayish pink; segments oblong-obovate, oblong, or oblong-lanceolate, 7--9 mm, apex subacute, never attenuate. Fl. Jun. 2 n = 16.

Meadows, streamsides; 2500--3000 m. Qinghai, W Sichuan, Xinjiang (Tarbagatay Shan, Tian Shan) [NE Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan].