It is a relatively low-key wild vegetable with stems and leaves like shallots and roots like mini onions.

Allium chrysanthum Regel is a perennial herb of Liliaceae and Allium, with cylindrical to narrowly ovoid bulbs, reddish-brown to brown bulb skins, thin leathery and often cracked. Leaf blade is cylindrical, hollow, shorter than scape, scape is cylindrical, hollow, and the lower part is sheathed by leaves; Nearly as long as umbel; Umbellies are spherical, pedicels are nearly the same length, slightly shorter than perianth segments, and there are no bracteoles at the base; Flowers yellow to light yellow; Tepals are ovoid-oblong, blunt, filaments are cone-shaped, toothless, equal in length, connate at the base and attached to tepals; Ovary obovoid, style protruding from perianth. Flowering and fruiting from July to September.

Distributed in China, Qinghai, Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Hubei, Yunnan and Tibet. Growing on slopes or grasslands at an altitude of 2000-4500 meters.

Wild onion has a special pungent flavor, which is a popular food seasoning. It has a high content of vitamin C and phosphorus, and has the effects of stimulating appetite and preventing cardiovascular diseases.