Allium tolmiei (Tolmie's onion) is a plant species native to Idaho, eastern and central Oregon, southeastern Washington, northwestern Nevada and northeastern California. It occurs on mountains and scrublands at elevations of 1,300–9,200 feet (400–2,800 m).[3][4] It was discovered by and named for Dr. William Fraser Tolmie.
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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. tolmiei
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| Allium tolmiei | |
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Allium tolmiei produces ovoid to oblique bulbs up to 0.79 inches (2 cm) long, the bulbs generally disappearing at flowering time but then reforming later. Flowers are bell-shaped, up to 0.47 inches (12 mm) across; tepals white to pink with reddish midribs; anthers purple or yellow; pollen yellow.[3][5][6][7][8]
Two varieties are currently recognized:[2][3]
- Allium tolmiei var. tolmiei - scapes 2.0–11.8 inches (5–30 cm) tall; stamens shorter than tepals
- Allium tolmiei var. persimile Ownbey (syn Allium persimile (Ownbey) Traub & Ownbey) - scapes 3.9–15.7 inches (10–40 cm) tall; stamens longer than sepals—known only from the Seven Devils Mountains in Idaho[9][10][11]
References
edit- ^ "Tropicos | Name - Allium tolmiei Baker".
- ^ a b "Allium tolmiei Baker — the Plant List".
- ^ a b c "Allium tolmiei in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Allium%20tolmiei.png BONAP (Biota of North America {Program) floristic synthesis, Allium tolmiei
- ^ Baker, John Gilbert. 1876. Botanical Magazine pl. 6227.
- ^ Traub, Hamilton Paul. 1945. Herbertia 12: 68.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tolmie's Onion Allium tolmiei var. Tolmiei (Synonyms: Allium cusickii, Allium pleianthum, Allium tolmiei var. Platyphyllum)".
- ^ Ownbey, Francis Marion. 1950. Research Studies of the State College of Washington 18(1): 29–32, f. 13.
- ^ "photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, isotype of Allium tolmiei var. persimile".
- ^ Traub, Hamilton Paul, & Ownbey, Francis Marion. 1967. Plant Life 23: 110.
