Allium hyalinum

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Allium hyalinum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Species:
A. hyalinum
Binomial name
Allium hyalinum
Synonyms [3]

Allium hyalinum var. hickmaniiJeps.

Allium hyalinum is a Californian species of wild onion known by the common name glassy onion. [4] [3]

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It is endemic to California, where it is a common species of the Sierra Nevada foothills, from 50–1,500 metres (160–4,920 ft) in elevation, from Kern County to Butte County. There are additional populations in the Coast Ranges of Lake, Alameda, Santa Clara, Merced, and San Benito Counties. [2]

Description

Allium hyalinum, the glassy onion, grows from a cluster of bulbs, with each bulb sending up a tall stem. [5]

Atop each stem is an inflorescence of up to 25, but usually fewer, white or pink-tinted white flowers. The flowers have six shiny tepals which become transparent as they age. [5]

formerly included [3]

Allium hyalinum var. praecox(Brandegee) Jeps., now called Allium praecox Brandegee

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References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer - Allium hyalinum". NatureServe Explorer Allium hyalinum. NatureServe. 2022-05-30. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 Curran, Mary Katharine. 1885. Bulletin of the California Academy of Sciences 1: 155
  3. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. Calflora Database: Allium hyalinum (glassy onion)
  5. 1 2 Jepson Manual Treatment of Allium hyalinum