Allium howellii
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Allium howellii is a North American species of wild onion known by the common name Howell's onion. It is endemic to California.
Description
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.[1][2][3]
Varieties
Several varieties have been named:[4][5]
- Allium howellii var. clokeyi Ownbey & Aase ex Traub[6] - 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 [7] - San Benito County
Distribution and habitat
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.[8][9][5][10]
References
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- ↑ 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
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