Allium hickmanii

Taxobox
name = "Allium hickmanii"


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

"Allium hickmanii" is a rare species of wild onion known by the common name Hickman's onion. It is endemic to the Central Coast of California, where it is known only from Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties.

This onion grows from a pale brown or gray bulb about a centimeter long and produces a stem up to 17 centimeters tall. There are generally two long, cylindrical leaves which are longer than the stem. The inflorescence holds up to about 15 white or pinkish flowers each less than a centimeter long.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8354,8379 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ALHI USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101363 Flora of North America]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Allium+hickmanii Photo gallery]