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

[3][4] The scientific name translates as "useless onion" in reference to the fact that this is 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.