Allium parvum is an American species of wild onion known by the common name small onion.[4][5] It is native to the western United States where it is a common member of the flora in rocky, dry areas in mountainous areas, especially in talus at elevations of 1,200–2,800 m (3,900–9,200 ft). It is widespread in California, Nevada, Oregon and Idaho, and also reported from western Utah and from extreme southwestern Montana (Ravalli and Beaverhead Counties).[6][7][8]
| Small 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. parvum
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium parvum | |
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Allium parvum has a bulb one to two and a half centimeters wide and bears a relatively short scape for an onion species, rarely more than 12 centimeters tall. The two leaves are sickle-shaped. Atop the stem is an umbel of fewer than 30 flowers, which are generally pale pink with prominent dark midveins. Anthers are purple or yellow; pollen yellow.[5][9][10][11][12]
Uses
editThis plant was a food and flavoring for the Paiute people.[13][14]
References
edit- ^ The Plant List
- ^ Tropicos
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Calflora, Taxon Report 222, Allium parvum Kellogg
- ^ a b USDA Plants Profile
- ^ Jepson Manual Treatment
- ^ Flora of North America v 26 p 271, Allium parvum
- ^ BONAP (Biota of North America Program) 2014 county distribution map, Allium parvum
- ^ Calphoto Photo gallery
- ^ Hickman, J. C. 1993. The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California 1–1400. University of California Press, Berkeley.
- ^ Cronquist, A.J., A. H. Holmgren, N. H. Holmgren & Reveal. 1977. Vascular Plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A. 6: 1–584. In A.J. Cronquist, A. H. Holmgren, N. H. Holmgren, J. L. Reveal & P. K. Holmgren (eds.) Intermountain Flora. Hafner Pub. Co., New York.
- ^ Kellogg, Albert. 1863. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 3(3): 54-55, figure 13 in English; full-page line drawing on page 55
- ^ Ethnobotany, University of Michigan
- ^ Fowler, Catherine S. 1989 Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940. Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press (p. 44)
External links
edit- Calflora Database: Allium parvum (Dwarf onion, Small onion)[permanent dead link]
- USDA Plants Profile for Allium parvum (small onion)
- UC CalPhotos of Allium parvum