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Allium lacunosum var. kernensis
Photo is of parent taxon
Leaf

blade ± terete, straight, equaling or shorter than scape, 0.5–1 mm wide.
Scape

15–25 cm.
Umbel

compact, 10–45-flowered;

spathe bracts 2, apex acuminate.
Flowers

6–7(–8) mm;

tepals white or pale pink, often with green or deep pink midveins;

pedicel 5–14 mm.
2n

= 14.

Allium lacunosum var. kernensis
Phenology Flowering Apr–May.
Habitat Rocky, sandy, or clay soils
Elevation 800–1300 m (2600–4300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
Discussion

Allium lacunosum var. kernensis is known only from the southern Sierra Nevada.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 26, p. 260.
Parent taxa Liliaceae > Allium > Allium lacunosum
Sibling taxa
A. lacunosum var. davisiae, A. lacunosum var. lacunosum, A. lacunosum var. micranthum
Name authority McNeal & Ownbey: Madroño 29: 83. (1982)
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