Allium hoffmanii

Taxobox
name = "Allium hoffmanii"


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

"Allium hoffmanii" is a species of wild onion known by the common name beegum onion. It is endemic to northern California, where it grows in the serpentine soils of the local mountain ranges.

This onion grows a short stem up to about 10 centimeters tall from a brown or reddish bulb one or two centimeters long. There is generally a single leaf which may be longer than the stem. The inflorescence is packed with up to 40 flowers, each about a centimeter long and pink or purple in color with greenish veining. The protruding stamens are bumpy at their bases and have purple anthers at the tips.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8354,8380 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ALHO USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101364 Flora of North America]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Allium+hoffmanii Photo gallery]