Allium howellii is a North American species of wild onion known by the common name Howell's onion. It is endemic to California.
Allium howellii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Allioideae |
Genus: | Allium |
Subgenus: | Allium subg. Melanocrommyum |
Species: | A. howellii
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Binomial name | |
Allium howellii |
Description edit
Allium howellii is a tall onion plant, producing a stem which may exceed half a meter in height from a reddish-brown bulb one to two centimeters long. There is a single cylindrical leaf about as long as the stem. The inflorescence holds up to 100 dark-veined lavender to white flowers, each under a centimeter long.[2][3][4]
Varieties edit
Several varieties have been named:[5][6]
- Allium howellii var. clokeyi Ownbey & Aase ex Traub[7] - San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara counties
- Allium howellii var. howellii - Merced, Fresno, Kern, San Luis Obispo counties
- Allium howellii var. sanbenitense (Traub) Ownbey & Aase [8] - San Benito County
Distribution and habitat edit
Howell's onion grows in the granite and serpentine soils of several mountain ranges, hills, and valleys from San Joaquin County to San Bernardino County.[9][10][6][11]
References edit
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
- ^ Flora of North America Allium howellii
- ^ Jepson Manual Treatment
- ^ USDA Plants Profile
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b Calflora Consortium of California Herbaria Taxon Report 199 , Allium howellii Eastw., Howell's onion
- ^ Traub, Hamilton Paul. 1972. Plant Life 28: 63–64
- ^ Traub, Hamilton Paul, & Aase, Hannah Caroline. 1959. in Munz, Philip Alexander & Keck, David Daniels. California Flora page 1376
- ^ Eastwood, Alice 1938. New Species in Liliaceae. Leaflets of Western Botany 2(7): 109
- ^ Tropicos, Allium howellii Eastw.
- ^ Biota of North America 2013 county distribution map
External links edit
- Calflora Database: Allium howellii (Howell's onion)
- Jepson eFlora (TJM2): Allium howellii
- UC Photos gallery of Allium howellii