Allium siskiyouense

Allium siskiyouense is a North American species of wild onion known by the common name Siskiyou onion. It is native to the Klamath Mountains and nearby ranges of northern California and Oregon.[2] It grows in serpentine and other rocky soil types.[3]

Siskiyou onion
Allium siskiyouense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Species:
A. siskiyouense
Binomial name
Allium siskiyouense
F.M.Ownbey ex Traub
Synonyms[1]
  • Allium falcifolium var. demissum Jeps.
  • Allium siskiyouense Ownbey in Munz & Keck 1959, not validly published, no Latin description

This small onion plant grows from a reddish-brown bulb 1 or 2 cm (1⁄3 or 2⁄3 in) long. It produces a short stem no more than 8 cm (3 in) long and two sickle-shaped leaves which are usually longer. The inflorescence contains up to about 35 flowers, each with dark-veined pink tepals around 1 cm (1⁄3 in) long and sometimes toothed at the tips.[4][5][6]

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
  3. Calflora taxon report 235, Allium siskiyouense Ownbey, Siskiyou onion
  4. Jepson Manual Treatment
  5. United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
  6. Flora of North America


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