Allium inutile is a species of wild onion native to Honshu Island in Japan and to Anhui Province of southeastern China.[3][4]

useless onion
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Allioideae
Genus:	Allium
Species:	A. inutile
Binomial name
Allium inutile Makino
Synonyms[1][2]
Caloscordum inutile (Makino) Okuyama & Kitag. Nothoscordum inutile (Makino) Kitam.

The scientific name translates as "useless onion," in reference to the fact that this one of the few members of the 900-member genus Allium lacking the characteristic onion or garlic scent.[5]

Allium inutile produces a single round to egg-shaped bulb up to 13 mm across. Scape is up to 30 cm tall, round in cross-section but with ribs along the edges. Leaves are tubular, up to 30 cm long. Umbel is rather small, with only 4-7 white flowers.[5][6][7]

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