Contains 9 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
ALLIUM Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 294. 1753.
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TYPE: Allium sativum Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 1: 497. 1913.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allium ampeloprasum | Wild Leek, Yorktown Onion | |||
| Allium canadense | Wild Onion | |||
| Allium cepa | Garden Onion | |||
| Allium cernuum | Nodding Onion | |||
| Allium cuthbertii | Cuthbert's Onion | |||
| Allium mobilense | Meadow Garlic | |||
| Allium sativum | Garlic | |||
| Allium speculae | Flatrock onion | |||
| Allium vineale | Field Garlic, Onion-grass, Wild Onion |
Identification Key
1. Outer bulb coats membranous to chartaceous, with or without distinct cellular markings (reticulation), without fibers or with some parallel fibers; scape triquetrous, 2-edged, winged; inflorescence bulbils absent
1. Outer bulb coats persisting as fibrous reticulum; scape terete to slightly 3 or 4-angled; inflorescence bulbils present or absent
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2. Inflorescence with bulbils
2. Inflorescence of flowers, producing fruits (capsules)
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3. Ovary and capsule lacking crests; tepals pink (rarely white), ovate, elliptic, to lanceolate, the apex obtuse to acute
3. Ovary and capsule crested with 6 irregularly contorted processes; tepals white to pink or purple, lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, the apex acute to acuminate
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| No synonyms found. | |||