Allium dichlamydeum |
Allium monticola |
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coast onion, coastal onion |
San Bernardino Mountain onion |
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Bulbs | 1–3, increase bulbs absent or ± equaling parent bulbs, never appearing as basal cluster, not clustered on stout primary rhizome, ovoid to ± globose, 10–15 mm; outer coats enclosing 1 or more bulbs, brown, prominently cellular-reticulate, membranous, cells arranged in ± vertical rows, forming distinct herringbone pattern, transversely elongate, V-shaped, without fibers; inner coats white, cells obscure, arranged in vertical rows, forming distinct herringbone pattern, transversely elongate, V-shaped. |
1–3+, generally with 1–2 stalked, basal bulbels, not clustered on stout, primary rhizome, ovoid, 1–2.2 × 1.2–2 cm; outer bulb coats enclosing 1 or more bulbs, gray-brown, membranous, lacking cellular reticulation or cells arranged in only 2–3 rows distal to roots, ± quadrate, without fibers; inner coats white to pinkish, cells obscurely quadrate. |
Leaves | persistent, withering from tip by anthesis, 3–6, basally sheathing, sheaths not extending much above soil surface; blade solid, subterete or ± channeled, arcuate to ± tortuous, 7–25 cm × 1–3 mm, margins entire. |
persistent, withering just at tip by anthesis, 1, basally sheathing, sheath not extending much above soil surface; blade solid, terete, 9–35 cm × 2–4 mm. |
Scape | persistent, solitary, erect, solid, terete, 10–30 cm × 2–3 mm. |
persistent, solitary, erect, solid, terete, 6–25 cm × 2–4 mm. |
Umbel | persistent, erect, compact, 5–30-flowered, conic to hemispheric, bulbils unknown; spathe bracts persistent, 2, 4–6-veined, broadly ovate, ± equal, apex abruptly acuminate. |
persistent, erect, compact, 8–25-flowered, conic, bulbils unknown; spathe bracts persistent, 2–3, 5–7-veined, broadly ovate, ± equal, apex acuminate. |
Flowers | campanulate, 9–12 mm; tepals ± erect, deep reddish purple, ovate, unequal, inner shorter and narrower than outer, becoming rigid and ± carinate in fruit, margins entire or inner minutely denticulate, apex acute to obtuse, spreading to recurved at tips; stamens included; anthers yellow; pollen yellow; ovary crested; processes 3, central, 2-lobed, minute, margins entire; style linear, equaling stamens; stigma capitate, scarcely thickened, unlobed or minutely 3-lobed; pedicel 5–20 mm. |
urceolate, 12–19 mm; tepals erect, rose-purple distally, often white proximally, lance-linear to lance-ovate, ± equal, becoming rigid in fruit, margins entire, apex long-acuminate, flaring at tip; stamens included; anthers yellow; pollen yellow; ovary crested; processes 6, ± prominent, ± triangular to ± linear, margins entire; style linear, ± equaling stamens; stigma capitate, scarcely thickened, unlobed; pedicel 5–12 mm. |
Seed | coat dull or shining; cells minutely roughened. |
coat dull; cells minutely roughened. |
2n | = 14. |
= 14. |
Allium dichlamydeum |
Allium monticola |
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Phenology | Flowering May–Jul. | Flowering late May–Jul. |
Habitat | Dry, clay soils on or near sea cliffs | Loose rock and talus slopes, alpine ridges and talus |
Elevation | 10–50 m (0–200 ft) | 1400–3200 m (4600–10500 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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CA
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Discussion | Allium monticola is known only from the southern California mountains. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 264. | FNA vol. 26, p. 250. |
Parent taxa | Liliaceae > Allium | Liliaceae > Allium |
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Synonyms | A. monticola var. keckii, A. parishii var. keckii, A. peirsonii | |
Name authority | Greene: Pittonia 1: 166. (1888) | Davidson: Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 20: 51. (1921) |
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