Flora of North America species comparison

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Allium geyeri var. tenerum

Allium geyeri var. geyeri
Photo is of parent taxon

bulbil onion, Geyer's onion, Rydberg's onion
Photo is of parent taxon

Geyer's onion
Umbel

0–5-flowered, flowers mostly replaced by ovoid, acuminate bulbils;

bulbils sessile or stalk less than 1 mm.

10–25-flowered, not producing bulbils.
Flowers

tepals white to pink; flowering pedicel, if present, 8–13 mm.

tepals white to pink;

pedicel 8–13 mm.
Seeds

rarely produced.

commonly produced.
2n

= 28, 35, 42.

= 14, 28.

Allium geyeri var. tenerum

Allium geyeri var. geyeri
Phenology Flowering May–Sep. Flowering May–Sep.
Habitat Meadows and along streams Moist, open slopes, meadows, or stream banks in mountains
Elevation 0–3100 m (0–10200 ft) 200–4000 m (700–13100 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; CO; ID; MT; NM; NV; OR; UT; WA; WY; AB; BC
[BONAP county map]
from FNA
AZ; CO; ID; MT; NM; NV; SD; TX; UT; WA; WY; AB; SK
[BONAP county map]
Source FNA vol. 26, p. 237. FNA vol. 26, p. 237.
Parent taxa Liliaceae > Allium > Allium geyeri Liliaceae > Allium > Allium geyeri
Sibling taxa
A. geyeri var. geyeri
A. geyeri var. tenerum
Synonyms A. arenicola, A. fibrosum, A. geyeri var. graniferum, A. rubrum, A. rydbergii, A. sabulicola A. dictyotum, A. funiculosum, A. pikeanum
Name authority M. E. Jones: Contr. W. Bot. 10: 28, fig. 55. (1902) unknown
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