Biology:Allium haematochiton
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| Allium haematochiton | |
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| bulb of Allium haematochiton | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. haematochiton
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium haematochiton S.Wats.
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Allium haematochiton is a North American species of wild onion known by the common name redskin onion. It is native to northern Baja California, Sonora, and southern California as far north as Kern County.[3][4][2][5] It grows on the slopes of the hills and mountains, such as those of the Peninsular Ranges, Transverse Ranges, and southern California Coast Ranges.
Description
Allium haematochiton has a small rhizome associated with clusters of brightly colored red bulbs. From these grow several naked green stems, each with a few withering, curling leaves.[6]
Atop each stem is an inflorescence of several flowers, each on a short pedicel. Each flower is just under a centimeter wide and white to pinkish with dark midveins. There are six stout stamens around a white or pink ovary.[6]
References
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155896.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Sullivan, Steven. K. (2018). "Allium haematochiton". http://www.wildflowersearch.com/search?&PlantName=Allium+haematochiton. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- ↑ Watson, Sereno. 1879. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 14: 227 in English
- ↑ Calflora, University of California @ Berkeley, Allium haematochiton S. Watson red skinned onion, redskin onion
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Allium haematochiton". Jepson Herbarium; University of California, Berkeley. 2018. http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_IJM.pl?tid=Allium%20haematochiton. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
External links
- Calphoto, University of California @ Berkeley, Allium haematochiton — Photo gallery
- "Allium haematochiton". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ALHA. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- Jepson Manual Treatment
Wikidata ☰ Q4732908 entry
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