Allium nevii |
Allium scilloides |
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Nevius' onion |
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Bulbs | 1–5+; ovoid; outer coats enclosing 1 or more bulbs, membranous; more or less reticulate; cells quadrate to polygonal, vertically oblong; without fibers. |
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Leaves | usually persistent, withering from tip at anthesis, 2; blades solid; flat or more or less channeled, falcate, 12–25 cm × 2–3 mm. |
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Scapes | persistent, 1–3; erect; solid; terete or somewhat flattened, 2-edged, not expanded proximal to inflorescence, 15–30 cm × 1–3 mm. |
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Umbels | persistent; erect; compact, 10–30-flowered, hemispheric; pedicels 8–12 mm; spathe bracts 2. |
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Flowers | 6–8 mm; tepals spreading, lanceolate; more or less equal; rose-colored; margins entire; apex acuminate; stamens more or less equaling tepals, or exserted; ovary distinctly crested with 6 low processes; stigma unlobed. |
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2n | =14. |
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Allium nevii |
Allium scilloides |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Wet meadows and along streams, in rocky clay soils, seasonally moist scablands. Flowering Apr–Jun. 0–1200 m. Col, ECas. WA. Native. |
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Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 141 Nick Otting, Richard Brainerd, Barbara Wilson |
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Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Allium douglasii var. nevii | |
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