Biology:Allium parryi
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Parry's fringed 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. parryi
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium parryi S.Wats.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Allium parryi is a North American species of wild onion[2] known by the common names Parry's onion and Parry's fringed onion. It is common in the Coast Ranges of southern California and northern Baja California.[1] It is also known from the southernmost reaches of the Sierra Nevada.[3][4][5]
Allium parryi produceds a reddish-brown bulb roughly a centimeter long. It produces a short stem up to a maximum height of about 20 centimeters and a single cylindrical leaf which is generally a bit longer. The inflorescence contains up to 50 pink-veined white flowers which turn darker pink as they age. Each flower has narrow tepals less than a centimeter long.[6][7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Watson, Sereno 1879. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 14: 231–232 in English
- ↑ USDA Plants Profile
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
- ↑ Calflora Taxon Report 221, Allium parryi
- ↑ Flora of North America, Allium parryi
- ↑ Jepson Manual Treatment, Allium parryi
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q4732922 entry
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