Allium crenulatum |
Allium robinsonii |
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scalloped onion |
Robinson's onion |
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Habit | Scapose perennial from an obliquely ovoid bulb, the outer coats whitish or grayish, without a network pattern. | Scapose perennial from ovoid bulbs, solitary or clustered, outer coats grayish or brownish, without a network pattern. |
Leaves | Leaves usually 2, flattened, somewhat curved, longer than the scape and deciduous at maturity; scape strongly flattened and two-edged, the margins often wavy. |
Leaves 2, flat, recurved, much longer than the scape, and with it breaking off at the ground at maturity; scape flattened and 2-edged; bracts 2, ovate, purple. |
Flowers | Umbels several- to many-flowered, the pedicels about as long as the tepals; tepals 6, 6-12 mm. long, lanceolate, pointed, pinkish with deeper pink mid-veins; stamens 6, about the length of the tepals; anthers yellow or purplish. |
Umbel few- to many-flowered, the pedicels shorter than the tepals; tepals 7-12 mm. long, oblong to lanceolate, white to pale pink with pink mid-nerves; stamens 6, about 1/3 the length of the tepals; anthers reddish; stigma capitate, entire. |
Fruits | Capsule 3-celled, obscurely crested. |
Capsule 3-celled, crested with 3 low processes. |
Allium crenulatum |
Allium robinsonii |
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Flowering time | May-July | April-May |
Habitat | Forest openings and mountain meadows, moderate to high elevations. | Sand and gravel near the river to rocky, even lithosol benches. |
Distribution | Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon.
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Near the Columbia River in Washington; Washington south to north-central Oregon.
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Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Not of concern |
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