Allium longistylum, also called riverside chive,[3] is a species of wild onion native to Korea and northern China (Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi). It grows at elevations of 1500–3000 m.[4][5]
| Allium longistylum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: |
A. longistylum
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium longistylum | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Allium longistylum has bulbs rarely more than 8 mm across. Scape is up to 50 cm high. Leaves are about the same length as the scape but only 2–3 mm across. Umbels are spherical. Flowers are red or reddish-purple.[4][6][7][8][9]