| Allium vavilovii | |
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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. vavilovii
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium vavilovii | |
Allium vavilovii is a species of wild onion in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to southern Turkmenistan and northeastern Iran.[1] Out of the approximately 1000 species of Allium it and Allium asarense are the closest known relatives of the common onion Allium cepa.[2]