Allium simillimum | |
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Allium simillimum in southwest Idaho | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Allioideae |
Genus: | Allium |
Species: | A. simillimum
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Binomial name | |
Allium simillimum |
Allium simillimum, the simil onion, or dwarf onion, is a plant species native to Idaho and Montana ( Gallatin and Ravalli Counties). It grows on sandy soils at high elevations in the mountains, 1800–3400 m. [2] [3] [4]
Allium simillimum produces egg-shaped bulbs up to 1.7 cm long. Flowering stalks are rarely more than 5 cm tall. Flowers are bell-shaped, up to 10 mm across; tepals white with green or pink midribs; anthers purple; pollen white or gray. [2] [5] [6]
Allium simillimum | |
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Allium simillimum in southwest Idaho | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Allioideae |
Genus: | Allium |
Species: | A. simillimum
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Binomial name | |
Allium simillimum |
Allium simillimum, the simil onion, or dwarf onion, is a plant species native to Idaho and Montana ( Gallatin and Ravalli Counties). It grows on sandy soils at high elevations in the mountains, 1800–3400 m. [2] [3] [4]
Allium simillimum produces egg-shaped bulbs up to 1.7 cm long. Flowering stalks are rarely more than 5 cm tall. Flowers are bell-shaped, up to 10 mm across; tepals white with green or pink midribs; anthers purple; pollen white or gray. [2] [5] [6]