Allium haematochiton

Allium haematochiton is a North American species of wild onion known by the common name redskin onion. It is native to northern Baja California, Sonora, and southern California as far north as Kern County.[3][4][2][5] It grows on the slopes of the hills and mountains, such as those of the Peninsular Ranges, Transverse Ranges, and southern California Coast Ranges.

Redskin onion
Allium haematochiton
bulb of Allium haematochiton

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Species:
A. haematochiton
Binomial name
Allium haematochiton
Synonyms[2]
  • Allium californicum Rose
  • Allium marvinii Davidson

Description

Allium haematochiton has a small rhizome associated with clusters of brightly colored red bulbs. From these grow several naked green stems, each with a few withering, curling leaves.[6]

Atop each stem is an inflorescence of several flowers, each on a short pedicel. Each flower is just under a centimeter wide and white to pinkish with dark midveins. There are six stout stamens around a white or pink ovary.[6]

References
  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Sullivan, Steven. K. (2018). "Allium haematochiton". Wildflower Search. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  4. Watson, Sereno. 1879. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 14: 227 in English
  5. Calflora, University of California @ Berkeley, Allium haematochiton S. Watson red skinned onion, redskin onion
  6. "Allium haematochiton". in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora. Jepson Herbarium; University of California, Berkeley. 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-06.


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