Allium scilloides
Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Allium scilloides, called the fragile onion, is a plant species endemic to the US State of Washington. It has been reported from only 4 counties, all on the eastern side of the Cascade Range: Klickitat, Kittitas, Yakima and Grant. It grows on barren, gravelly or rocky slopes at elevations of 300–1300 m.[3][4] The species is sometimes cultivated in other regions as an ornamental.[5]
| Fragile onion | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. scilloides |
| Binomial name | |
| Allium scilloides Douglas ex S. Wats. | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Allium fragile A.Nelson | |
Description
Allium scilloides produces bulbs along an underground rhizome, each bulb round to egg-shaped, up to 2 cm across. There are usually two thick flattened leaves that curl near the ends and are often nearly prostrate on the ground. Flowers are bell-shaped, about 7 mm across; tepals white, pink or purplish with green midribs; anthers purple; pollen white to gray. Flower buds are often dark red to dark pink before opening.[3][6][7][8][9]
Gallery
Growing on gravel
Growing on rocky soil
References
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