Allium
garlic, onion
Specimens
Photos
Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
[none provided]
Accepted Name:
Allium
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 294. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 143. 1754.
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 294. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 143. 1754.
Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Species in Allium:
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Allium acuminatum – taper-tip onion
Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Wyoming. -
Allium amplectens – narrow-leaf onion Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California.
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Allium campanulatum – rosy Sierra onion Occurring east of the Cascades crest where known from Yakima County in Washington; Washington to California, east to Nevada.
- Allium cepa – cultivated onion
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Allium cernuum – nodding onion Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, east to the Rocky Mountains; also in central and southeastern U.S.
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Allium columbianum – Columbia onion Occurring east of the Cascades crest in far eastern Washington; Washington to Idaho and Montana.
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Allium constrictum – Grand Coulee onion Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington, where endemic to Grant and Douglas counties.
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Allium crenulatum – scalloped onion Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon.
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Allium dictuon – Blue Mountain onion Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington, where endemic to Columbia County.
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Allium douglasii – Douglas' onion Occurring east of the Cascades crest in southeastern Washington; southeastern Washington to eastern Oregon.
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Allium fibrillum – Cuddy Mountain onion, fringed onion Occurring chiefly in the southeastern counties of Washington; Washington east to Montana, south to Oregon.
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Allium geyeri – Geyer's onion Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern Vancouver Island to Arizona, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains.
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var. geyeri – Geyer's onion Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern Vancouver Island to Arizona, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains.
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var. tenerum – bulbil onion, Rydberg's onion Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern Vancouver Island to Arizona, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains.
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Allium macrum – rock onion Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; central Washington to southern Oregon and southwestern Idaho.
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Allium nevii – Nevius's garlic, Nevius's onion Occurring east of the Cascades crest in central Washington; Chelan County, Washington to Wasco County, Oregon
- Allium nigrum – black garlic, Homer's garlic
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Allium robinsonii – Robinson's onion Near the Columbia River in Washington; Washington south to north-central Oregon.
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Allium sativum – cultivated garlic West of the Cascades in Washington.
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var. sativum – garlic
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Allium schoenoprasum – chives Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Oregon and Nevada, east to the Rocky Mountains, further east across Canada to the Great Lakes region and eastern North America.
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Allium scilloides – fragile onion, scilla-like onion Occurring east of the Cascades crest, where endemic in Washington from Douglas to Klickitat counties.
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Allium textile – textile onion, white wild onion Reported to occur east of the Cascades crest in southeastern Washington, but no specimens have been seen; Alberta to northeastern Nevada, east to Utah and New Mexico.
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Allium tolmiei – Tolmie's onion Occurring east of the Cascades crest in southeastern Washington; southeastern Washington to adjacent western to Idaho, south to northeastern California.
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var. tolmiei – Tolmie's onion Occurring east of the Cascades crest in southeastern Washington; southeastern Washington to adjacent western to Idaho, south to northeastern California.
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Allium triquetrum – three-corner leek
- Allium tuberosum
- Allium ursinum
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Allium validum – Pacific onion, swamp onion Occurring at Mount Rainier in Washington, where disjunct; Washington to California, east to Idaho and northern Nevada.
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Allium vineale – wild chives, crow garlic, wild garlic Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to California; also in eastern North America.
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Allium in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Allium checklist entry
OregonFlora: Allium information
E-Flora BC: Allium atlas page
CalPhotos: Allium photos
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