Allium amplectens

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Allioideae
Tribus: Allieae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Amerallium
Sectio: A. sect. Lophioprason
Subsectio: A. subsect. Acuminata
Species: Allium amplectens
Name

Allium amplectens Torr., 1857
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Allium reticulatum Benth., nom. illeg.
Allium attenuatum Kellogg
Allium attenuifolium Kellogg
Allium acuminatum var. gracile Alph.Wood
Allium occidentale A.Gray
Allium serratum S.Watson
Allium monospermum Jeps. ex Greene
Allium attenuifolium var. monospermum (Jeps. ex Greene) Jeps

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
British Columbia; California; Oregon; Washington

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Torrey, J., Pacif. Railr. Rep. 4(5):148. 1857

Links

Hassler, M. 2018. Allium amplectens. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 20. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Allium amplectens. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 20 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Allium amplectens in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 20.
Tropicos.org 2018. Allium amplectens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 20.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Allium amplectens in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 20. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Allium amplectens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names
English: Narrowleaf onion

Allium amplectens, the narrowleaf onion, is a species of onion plant. It is native to the West coast of the United States, in Oregon, Washington State and California, also British Columbia in Canada. It grows in woods and especially in clay and serpentine soils.[2][3]
Description

Growing to 50 cm (20 in) tall and broad, this herbaceous perennial[4] grows from a pinkish-brown bulb and sends up a naked green stem topped with an inflorescence wrapped in bright pink or magenta bracts. These open to produce between 10 and 50 shiny white or pale pink flowers, each under a centimeter wide. The six stout stamens and the ovary are white or tinted pink or lavender.[3][5][6][7]

Cultivars include 'Graceful'.[4]
References

The Plant List
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Flora of North America v 26 p 262
"Allium amplectens". RHS. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
Torrey, John. 1857. Reports of explorations and surveys : to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, made under the direction of the Secretary of War 4(5): 148
Hitchcock, C. H., A.J. Cronquist, F. M. Ownbey & J. W. Thompson. 1969. Vascular Cryptogams, Gymnosperms, and Monocotyledons. 1: 1–914. In C. L. Hitchcock Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. University of Washington Press, Seattle.
Hickman, J. C. 1993. The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California 1–1400. University of California Press, Berkeley