Allium douglasii
| Douglas onion | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. douglasii |
| Binomial name | |
| Allium douglasii Hook. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Allium hendersonii B.L. Rob. & Seaton | |
Allium douglasii, the Douglas onion, is a plant species native to northeastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and northern Idaho. It grows in shallow soils at elevations of 400–1300 m.[1][2]
Allium douglasii produces egg-shaped bulbs up to 3 cm long. Scapes are round in cross-section, up to 40 cm tall. Flowers are up to 10 mm across; tepals pink or purple with green midribs; anthers blue; pollen white or light gray.[1][3][4][5]
References
- 1 2 Flora of North America v 26 p 267, Allium douglasii
- ↑ BONAP (Biota of North America Program) floristic synthesis, Allium douglasii
- ↑ Hooker, William Jackson. 1839. Flora Boreali-Americana 2: 184, pl. 197
- ↑ Robinson, Benjamin Lincoln, & Seaton, Henry Eliason. 1893. Botanical Gazette 18(6): 237–238.
- ↑ 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.
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