Biology:Allium jepsonii
| Allium jepsonii Jepson's onion | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. jepsonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium jepsonii (Ownbey & Aase) S. Denison & McNeal
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| Synonyms | |
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Allium sanbornii var. jepsonii Ownbey & Aase ex Traub | |
Allium jepsonii is a species of wild onion known by the common name Jepson's onion, honoring renowned California botanist Willis Linn Jepson.[2][3][4][5]
Distribution and habitat
Allium jepsonii is endemic to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada foothills of California , in Tuolumne, Placer, El Dorado, and Butte Counties. It is found at elevations of 300–600 metres (980–1,970 ft) and grows on clay soils.[6]
Description
Allium jepsonii, the Jepson's onion, grows to a height between about 20 and 40 centimeters from one or two oval-shaped bulbs. There is a single cylindrical leaf which is about the same length as the stem.
The inflorescence holds 20 to 60 small flowers, each under a centimeter long with pink-veined white tepals with curling tips.[4][6][7]
See also
- List of plants of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Endemic flora of California
References
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.159138.
- ↑ Denison, S. S. & McNeal, Dale W. 1989. Madroño 36(2): 127.
- ↑ Traub, Hamilton Paul. 1972. Plant Life 28: 63.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Munz, P. A. & D. D. Keck. 1959. California Flora 1–1681. University of California Press, Berkeley.
- ↑ USDA Plants Profile
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Flora of North America
- ↑ Allium jepsonii — U.C. Photo gallery
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment — Allium jepsonii
- Calflora Database: Allium jepsonii (Jepson's onion)
- Allium jepsonii — UC Photos gallery
Wikidata ☰ Q4732913 entry
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