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Victory Onion🌺
Allium victorialis subsp. platyphyllum
ギョウジャニンニク
A perennial in the onion genus. Grows in subalpine zones of Hokkaido and Honshu. Has a strong garlic-like odor; young shoots are prized as a wild mountain vegetable. The name alludes to ascetic monks who ate it.
Identification Points
- ✓2–3 broad, elliptic basal leaves
- ✓Reddish-purple fibrous sheath at stem base
- ✓Strong garlic-like odor
Habitat
Subalpine coniferous forests, wetlands
Season
April to May (young shoots), June to July (flowers)
Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf shape
Elliptic
Growth form
Herb
Habitat
Mountain
Phylogenetic Positionヒガンバナ科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Monocots > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene
Sources & References
📖Wikipedia 日本語版↗
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