Allium siskiyouense

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Siskiyou onion
Scientific classification Edit this 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[1]
  • 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 (13 or 23 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 (13 in) long and sometimes toothed at the tips.[4][5][6]

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