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Allium glomeratum is a small Central Asian ornamental onion with a round bulb and a dense globe of pale purple flowers on stems up to 30 cm tall. It needs a sunny, well-drained spot and a dry summer rest, as it comes from mountain steppe.
Allium glomeratum is a Central Asian species of onion native to Xinjiang, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Kazakhstan. It occurs at elevations of 1500–3000 m.
Allium glomeratum produces one round bulb up to 20 mm across. Scapes are up to 30 cm tall. Flowers are pale purple.
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
