Allium dictuon

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Blue Mountain onion
Status TNC G2.svg
Imperiled  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Species:
A. dictuon
Binomial name
Allium dictuon

Allium dictuon is a species of wild onion known by the common name Blue Mountain onion. It is native to a small section of the Blue Mountains straddling the border between southeastern Washington and northeastern Oregon in the United States. It grows in Columbia, Garfield and Walla Walla Counties in Washington, plus Umatilla and Wallowa Counties in Oregon. [1] [2]

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Description

Allium dictuon grows from bulbs connected by rhizomes. It produces two or three leaves each up to 28 centimeters in length. The scape is 20 to 40 centimeters tall and bears an umbel of up to 25 flowers. The bell-shaped flowers are bright pink or purplish and each is 1.1 to 1.6 centimeters long. Blooming occurs in June and July. [1] [3] [4] The lanceolate tepals color can range from bright pink to rose purple. The outer tepals are wider and longer than the inter tepals. The shining seeds color is black. They are usually identifiable in June or July. [5] It flowers in June and July. [6]

Habitat

Allium dictuon grows in dry, open, rocky habitat. [7] The elevations range from 800-1650 meters (2680-5400 feet). [5] The vegetation in the area is dominated by bluebunch wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata). [8]

The total population has been estimated to be between 200 and 500 individuals. [8] All of its populations are within the Umatilla National Forest. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Allium dictuon. Flora of North America v 26 p 261.
  2. BONAP (Biota of North America Program) floristic synthesis, Allium dictuon
  3. St. John, Harold. 1937. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 50(2): 3–4, f. 1.
  4. 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.
  5. 1 2 3 "Allium dictuon" (PDF). dnr.wa.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-08-19. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  6. "Allium dictuon - Burke Herbarium Image Collection". burkeherbarium.org. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  7. Allium dictuon. Washington Burke Museum.
  8. 1 2 Allium dictuon. [ permanent dead link ] The Nature Conservancy.