Allium paniculatum var. paniculatum
Bulbs 1–8, not clustered on stout primary rhizome, increase bulbs absent or ± equaling parent bulbs, never appearing as basal cluster, rhizomes lacking, ovoid, 1–1.5 × 1–1.5 cm; outer coats enclosing renewal bulbs, dark brown, membranous, very obscurely reticulate, cells rectangular, vertically elongate, without fibers, meshes delicate; inner coats white to light brown, cells rectangular, vertically elongate. Leaves persistent, withering from tip at anthesis, 3–5, sheathing proximal 1/3–1/2 scape; blade solid, terete to semiterete, channeled, 5–35 cm × 1–5 mm, margins entire. Scape persistent, solitary, erect, solid, terete, 30–70 cm × 1–3(–4) mm. Umbel persistent, erect, loose, 25–100-flowered, globose to ovate, bulbils unknown; spathe bracts persistent, 2, 4–9-veined or veins not visible, ovate to narrowly lanceolate, unequal, longer bract 5–14 cm, greatly exceeding pedicels, apex contracted into appendage, appendage terete, 5–14 cm. Flowers campanulate, 5–7 mm; tepals erect, white to lilac pink, ovate, ± equal, becoming papery and withering in fruit, margins entire, apex obtuse; stamens included to slightly exserted; anthers yellow; pollen yellow; ovary crestless; style exserted, linear; stigma capitate, scarcely thickened; pedicel unequal, 10–45 mm. Seed coat not known.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Elevation: 0–50 m
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Elevation: 0–50 m
Discussion
Allium paniculatum var. paniculatum is naturalized around San Francisco Bay and elsewhere in northern California. It is native to Europe and is potentially a noxious weed.
References
None.
Lower Taxa
No lower taxa listed.
Facts about "Allium paniculatum var. paniculatum"
Author | Dale W. McNeal Jr. + and T. D. Jacobsen + |
Authority | unknown + |
Distribution | Calif. + and Europe. + |
Elevation | 0–50 m + |
Habitat | Disturbed areas + |
Illustrator | Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey + |
Introduced | true + |
Phenology | Flowering Jun–Jul. + |
Publication title | Syst. Nat., ed. + |
Publication year | 1759 + |
Reference | None + |
Source xml | https://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/f6b125a955440c0872999024f038d74684f65921/coarse grained fna xml/V26/V26 431.xml + |
Taxon family | Liliaceae + |
Taxon name | Allium paniculatum var. paniculatum + |
Taxon parent | Allium paniculatum + |
Taxon rank | variety + |
Volume | Volume 26 + |