Allium amplectens

Narrowleaf onion
In Linn County, Oregon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Allioideae
Genus:	Allium
Subgenus:	A. subg. Amerallium
Species:	A. amplectens
Binomial name
Allium amplectens Torr.
Synonyms [1]
Allium acuminatum var. gracileAlph.Wood Allium attenuatumKellogg Allium attenuifoliumKellogg Allium attenuifolium var. monospermum(Jeps. ex Greene) Jeps. Allium monospermumJeps. ex Greene Allium occidentaleA.Gray Allium reticulatumBenth. Allium serratumS.Watson

Allium amplectens, the narrowleaf onion, is a species of flowering plant. It is an onion native to the west coast of the United States, in Oregon, Washington State and California, also British Columbia in Canada. It grows in woods and especially in clay and serpentine soils. ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Growing to 50 cm (20 in) tall and broad, this herbaceous perennial ^[4] grows from a pinkish-brown bulb and sends up a naked green stem topped with an inflorescence wrapped in bright pink or magenta bracts. These open to produce between 10 and 50 shiny white or pale pink flowers, each under a centimeter wide. The six stout stamens and the ovary are white or tinted pink or lavender. ^{[3] [5] [6] [7]}

Cultivars include 'Graceful'. ^[4]

References

1. The Plant List
2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. Flora of North America v 26 p 262
4. "Allium amplectens". RHS. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
5. Torrey, John. 1857. Reports of explorations and surveys : to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, made under the direction of the Secretary of War 4(5): 148
6. Hitchcock, C. H., A.J. Cronquist, F. M. Ownbey & J. W. Thompson. 1969. Vascular Cryptogams, Gymnosperms, and Monocotyledons. 1: 1–914. In C. L. Hitchcock Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. University of Washington Press, Seattle.
7. Hickman, J. C. 1993. The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California 1–1400. University of California Press, Berkeley.

External links

Media related to Allium amplectens at Wikimedia Commons

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• USDA Plants Profile
• UC Photos gallery