Allium runyonii is a North American species of wild onion native to southern Texas about as far north as Corpus Christi, as well as to the Mexican States of Nuevo León and Tamaulipas. It is found on sandy soils including in plains along the Río Grande.[1][2]

Allium runyonii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Species:
A. runyonii
Binomial name
Allium runyonii
Ownbey

Allium runyonii produces egg-shaped bulbs up to 2 cm long. Flowering stalks can reach a height of 50 cm. Flowers are urn-shaped, about 6 mm across; tepals white with pinkish midribs; anthers and pollen are yellow; ovary does not have a crest.[1][3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Flora of North America v 26 p 241,Allium runyonii
  2. ^ BONAP (Biota of North America Project) floristic synthesis, Allium runyonii
  3. ^ Ownbey, Francis Marion. 1950. Research Studies of the State College of Washington 18(4): 198–199, figure 4.
  4. ^ Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas i–xv, 1–1881. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson.
  5. ^ photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, isotype of Allium runyonii