''Allium anisopodium'', also called thread-leaf chive, is a species of plant native to Siberia, the Russian Far East, Korea, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and northern China.Flora of China v 24 p 185
/ref> ''Allium anisopodium'' is a perennial

herb In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal ...

with a scape (round in cross-section) up to 70 cm tall. Leaves are about the same length as the scape. Flowers are purple.

Varieties

Two varieties are generally recognized: ''Allium anisopodium'' var. ''anisopodium'' --- Leaves, scape and pedicels smooth ''Allium anisopodium'' var. ''zimmermannianum'' (Gilg) F.T. Wang & T. Tan (syn: ''Allium zimmermannianum'' GilgGilg, Ernest Friedrich. 1904. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 34 (1, Beibl. 75): 23) --- Leaves, scape and pedicels with a rough surface

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q4268555 anisopodium Onions Flora of China Flora of Korea Flora of Russia Flora of Siberia Flora of Mongolia Flora of Inner Mongolia Flora of Kazakhstan Plants described in 1852 Flora of Altai (region) Flora of Amur Oblast Taxa named by Carl Friedrich von Ledebour