- Allium amplectens
Taxobox
name = "Allium amplectens"
image_width = 260px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Asparagales
familia =Alliaceae
genus = "Allium "
species = "A. amplectens"
binomial = "Allium amplectens"
binomial_authority = Torr.
synonyms = "Allium attenuifolium"
"Allium monospermum"
"Allium occidentalis""Allium amplectens" is a species of wild onion known by the common name narrowleaf onion. It is native to western North America where it grows in woods and especially in clay and
serpentine soil s. It grows from a pinkish-brownbulb and sends up a naked green stem topped with aninflorescence . When closed the inflorescence is wrapped in bright pink to magentabract s. It opens to produce between 10 and 50 shiny white to pale pink flowers, each under a centimeter wide. The six stoutstamen s and the ovary are white or tinted pink or lavender. It is a fairly widespread species.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8354,8357 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ALAM2 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Allium+amplectens Photo gallery]
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