Allium hoffmanii is a species of wild onion known by the common name beegum onion.[2][3][4] It is native to northern California, where it grows in the serpentine soils of the local mountain ranges in Siskiyou, Humboldt, Trinity, Shasta, and Tehama Counties.[5][6]
| Beegum onion | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. hoffmanii
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium hoffmanii Ownbey ex Traub
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This onion grows a short stem up to about 10 centimeters tall from a brown or reddish bulb one or two centimeters long. There is generally a single leaf which may be longer than the stem. The inflorescence is packed with up to 40 flowers, each about a centimeter long and pink or purple in color with greenish veining. The protruding stamens are bumpy at their bases and have purple anthers at the tips.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
- ^ Traub, Hamilton Paul 1972. Plant Life 28: 63
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ USDA Plants Profile
- ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
- ^ Calflora, Consortium of California Herbaria, Allium hoffmanii
- ^ Jepson Manual Treatment
- ^ Flora of North America, Allium hoffmanii
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