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Allium shevockii

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Allium shevockii

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species of plant

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Vinony's link graph records 115 inbound references to Allium shevockii, and connects out to bulb, California and plant.

It sits within the topics Allium, Endemic flora of California and Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States).

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Species

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderAsparagales
  5. FamilyAmaryllidaceae
Native toCalifornia
Observations recorded71

Bulbs 2–10+, forming threadlike rhizomes, rhizomes 3–10 cm, terminated by bulbels and/or 1–2 basal bulbels that in turn may produce threadlike rhizomes, ± globose, 1–1.5 × 1–1.5 cm; outer coats enclosing single bulb, brown, membranous, lacking cellular reticulation or cells arranged in only 2–3 rows distal to roots, ± quadrate, without fibers; inner coats light yellow, turning reddish on drying, cells obscure, ± quadrate. Leaves persistent, withering from tip by anthesis, 1, basally sheathing, sheath not extending much above soil surface; blade solid, terete, 20–40 cm × 2–4 mm. Scape persistent, solitary, erect, solid, terete, 10–20+ cm × 1–5 mm. Umbel persistent, erect, compact, 12–30-flowered, globose, bulbils unknown; spathe bracts persistent, usually 3, 5–7-veined, lanceolate, ± equal, apex apiculate. Flowers campanulate, 12–14 mm; tepals spreading, unequal; outer tepals maroon, oblanceolate, margins irregularly shallow-toothed, apex acute to mucronate, reflexed-curled; inner tepals maroon distally, white proximally, ovate, withering in fruit, curled back at tip, margins entire, apex acute, reflexed; stamens included; anthers yellow; pollen yellow; ovary crested; processes 6, p

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
21
With media
18
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Collections
NY, RSA, CAS, UCSC, US, HSC
Recorded in
United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Allium
Image
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Commons category
Allium shevockii
taxon name
Allium shevockii
taxon rank
species
taxon common name
Spanish Needle onion
short name
A. shevockii
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