Allium burlewii

Taxobox
name = "Allium burlewii"


image_width = 200px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Asparagales
familia = Alliaceae
genus = "Allium"
species = "A. burlewii"
binomial = "Allium burlewii"
binomial_authority = Davidson

"Allium burlewii" is a species of wild onion known by the common name Burlew's onion. It is endemic to California, where grows in the granitic soils of several of the central and southern mountain ranges. This is a short-stemmed onion, growing to heights of just a few centimeters from an oval-shaped bulb. It sprouts a single long, pointed onion leaf. The inflorescence contains up to 20 dark-veined purple flowers each up to a centimeter long with dark purple anthers.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8354,8366 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ALBU USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101339 Flora of North America]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Allium+burlewii Photo gallery]