Allium hyalinum
| Allium hyalinum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. hyalinum
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium hyalinum Curran[2] | |
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Allium hyalinum var. hickmanii Jeps. | |
Allium hyalinum is a Californian species of wild onion known by the common name glassy onion.[4][3]
It is
Description
Allium hyalinum, the glassy onion, grows from a cluster of bulbs, with each bulb sending up a tall stem.[5]
Atop each stem is an inflorescence of up to 25, but usually fewer, white or pink-tinted white flowers. The flowers have six shiny tepals which become transparent as they age.[5]
- formerly included[3]
Allium hyalinum var. praecox (Brandegee) Jeps., now called Allium praecox Brandegee
References
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer - Allium hyalinum". NatureServe Explorer Allium hyalinum. NatureServe. 2022-05-30. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ a b Curran, Mary Katharine. 1885. Bulletin of the California Academy of Sciences 1: 155
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Calflora Database: Allium hyalinum (glassy onion)
- ^ a b Jepson Manual Treatment of Allium hyalinum
External links
Media related to Allium hyalinum at Wikimedia Commons- USDA Plants Profile for Allium hyalinum (glassy onion)
- Allium hyalinum — UC Photos gallery
