Allium coryi

Allium coryi, common name yellowflower onion, is a plant species endemic to trans-Pecos Texas, but sometimes cultivated as an ornamental elsewhere. It is reported in the wild from only five counties: Brewster, Presidio, Jeff Davis, Pecos and Terrell. Some of the populations lie inside Big Bend National Park.[2][3]

Yellowflower onion
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Species:
A. coryi
Binomial name
Allium coryi
M.E. Jones
Synonyms[1]

Allium crenulatum Wiegand

Allium coryi grows on rocky slopes and plains at elevations of 800–1400 m. It produces egg-shaped bulbs up to 2 cm long. Flowers are bright yellow, up to 10 mm across; anthers and pollen are yellow.[2][4][5][6]

References

  1. Bailey, L.H. & E.Z. Bailey. 1976. Hortus Third i–xiv, 1–1290. MacMillan, New York.
  2. Flora of North America v 26, p 239, Allium coryi
  3. BONAP (Biota of North America Program), floristic synthesis, Allium coryi
  4. photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, isotype of Allium coryi
  5. Jones, Marcus Eugene. 1930. Contributions to Western Botany 17: 21.
  6. 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.
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