Allium bigelovii

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
Species: Allium bigelovii
Name

Allium bigelovii S.Watson
References

S. Watson et al., Botany [fortieth parallel] 487, t. 38, fig. 8,9. 1871 (in C. King, U.S. geol. explor. 40th Parallel vol. 5)
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Allium bigelovii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Allium bigelovii, the New Mexico wild leek, is a plant species native to Arizona and southwestern New Mexico.[2][3][4] It grows on open, gravelly slopes at elevations of 500–1,700 m (1,600–5,600 ft).[5]

The specific epithet honors John Milton Bigelow[6] (based on the Latinized form of his surname, Bigelovius).

Allium bigelovii has spherical bulbs about 15 mm (0.59 in) in diameter. Leaves are up to 25 cm (9.8 in) long. Flower bell-shaped, about 15 mm (0.59 in) long; ovary bears a prominent crest; tepals white with pink tips and red midveins.[5][6][7][8]
References

International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Melbourne Code) article 60.7, example 15
Watson, Sereno. 1871. United States Geological Expolration [sic] of the Fortieth Parallel. Vol. 5, Botany page 487 description in English
Watson, Sereno. 1871. United States Geological Expolration [sic] of the Fortieth Parallel. Vol. 5, Botany plate 38, figures 8–9 line drawing of flower parts of Allium bigelovii
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
McNeal Jr., Dale W. & Jacobsen, T.D. (1982) [onwards]. "Allium bigelovii". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America (online). eFloras.org. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
Watson, Sereno (1871). United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel, V Botany. Washington: Gov. Print. Office. OCLC 717448038. p. 487; plate 38, figs 8,9.
Gregory, M.; et al. (1998). Nomenclator Alliorum: Allium Names and Synonyms, a World Guide. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-900347-64-8.
Ownbey, M. (1947). "The genus Allium in Arizona". Research Studies of the State College of Washington. 15: 211–232.