Amaryllidaceae
Tapertip onion
Allium acuminatum
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Allium
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Allium acuminatumAmaryllidaceae
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 尖瓣葱
- English
- Tapertip onion
- Icelandic
- Roðalaukur
- Russian
- Лук остроконечный
- Spanish
- Ajo de Hook
- Tamil
- அல்லியம் அக்குமினேட்டம்
Synonyms
- Allium acuminatum var. cuspidatum Fernald
- Allium cuspidatum (Fernald) Rydb.
- Allium elwesii Regel
- Allium murrayanum Regel
- Allium wallichianum Regel
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.