Allium_siskiyouense Knowpia

Siskiyou onion
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Allioideae
Genus:	Allium
Subgenus:	A. subg. Amerallium
Species:	A. siskiyouense
Binomial name
	Allium siskiyouense; F.M.Ownbey ex Traub
Synonyms
	Allium falcifolium var. demissum Jeps.; Allium siskiyouense Ownbey in Munz & Keck 1959, not validly published, no Latin description;

Allium siskiyouense is a North American species of wild onion known by the common name Siskiyou onion. It is native to the Klamath Mountains and nearby ranges of northern California and Oregon.^[2] It grows in serpentine and other rocky soil types.^[3]

This small onion plant grows from a reddish-brown bulb 1 or 2 cm (1⁄3 or 2⁄3 in) long. It produces a short stem no more than 8 cm (3 in) long and two sickle-shaped leaves which are usually longer. The inflorescence contains up to about 35 flowers, each with dark-veined pink tepals around 1 cm (1⁄3 in) long and sometimes toothed at the tips.^[4]^[5]^[6]

References edit

^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
^ Calflora taxon report 235, Allium siskiyouense Ownbey, Siskiyou onion
^ Jepson Manual Treatment
^ United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
^ Flora of North America

External links edit

Allium siskiyouense in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley
Turner Photographics, Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest, Allium siskiyouense, Siskiyou onion

[1] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[2] Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map

[3] Calflora taxon report 235, Allium siskiyouense Ownbey, Siskiyou onion

[4] Jepson Manual Treatment

[5] United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile

[6] Flora of North America

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