Allium, G. Don ex Koch

Sect. RHiziRiDEUM G. Don ex Koch (inch Sect. Oreiprason F. Hermann, Sect. Petroprason F. Hermann). Bulbs narrowly conical to cylindrical, usually clustered on a short rhizome. Leaves almost basal to sheathing the lower | of the stem, flat, not fistular. Stem angled or terete. Spathe usually shorter than pedicels, which are usually bracteolate at base. Perianth usually cup-shaped or campanulate, rarely stellate or subglobose. Stamens simple, rarely with small teeth at base of inner filaments. Ovary with distinct nectariferous pores; ovules 2 in each loculus; stigmas entire or 3-lobed. Seeds angular.