Allium haematochiton is a North American species of wild onion known by the common name redskin onion. It is native to northern Baja California, Sonora, and southern California as far north as Kern County.[3][4][2][5] It grows on the slopes of the hills and mountains, such as those of the Peninsular Ranges, Transverse Ranges, and southern California Coast Ranges.
Redskin onion | |
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Flowering specimen | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Allioideae |
Genus: | Allium |
Species: | A. haematochiton
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Binomial name | |
Allium haematochiton | |
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Description
editAllium haematochiton has a small rhizome associated with clusters of brightly colored red bulbs. From these grow several naked green stems, each with a few withering, curling leaves.[6]
Atop each stem is an inflorescence of several flowers, each on a short pedicel. Each flower is just under a centimeter wide and white to pinkish with dark midveins. There are six stout stamens around a white or pink ovary.[6]
References
edit- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Sullivan, Steven. K. (2018). "Allium haematochiton". Wildflower Search. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- ^ Watson, Sereno. 1879. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 14: 227 in English
- ^ Calflora, University of California @ Berkeley, Allium haematochiton S. Watson red skinned onion, redskin onion
- ^ a b "Allium haematochiton". in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora. Jepson Herbarium; University of California, Berkeley. 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
External links
edit- Calphoto, University of California @ Berkeley, Allium haematochiton — Photo gallery
- NRCS. "Allium haematochiton". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- Media related to Allium haematochiton at Wikimedia Commons
- Jepson Manual Treatment