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Allium nanodes is a small, high-altitude bulbous onion relative from the mountains of southwest China, notable for its very short flower stalk and opposite leaves. Grow it as a cold-hardy alpine bulb in gritty, free-draining soil with bright light and summer dryness.
Allium nanodes is a plant species native to the Sichuan and Yunnan regions of southern China. It grows in open areas at elevations of 3300–5200 m.
Allium nanodes is unusual in the genus in several respects. The leaves are opposite, green tinged with purple, broadly oblong, up to 9 cm long and up to 3 cm wide. The scape is extremely short, rarely more than 5 cm tall. The flowers are white, sometimes with a slight reddish tinge.
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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.
