Flora of North America species comparison

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Allium sanbornii var. congdonii
Photo is of parent taxon

Congdon's onion
Bulbs

1.5–2.5(–3) × 1.2–2 cm.
Scape

24–60 cm.
Flowers

tepals: outer 4.5–6 mm, inner 6–7 mm, margins ± erose, apex acuminate to long-acuminate;

anthers mostly purple;

stigma distinctly 3-lobed;

pedicel 8–22 mm.
2n

= 14.

Allium sanbornii var. congdonii
Phenology Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat Heavy serpentine clay
Elevation 400–700 m (1300–2300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Allium sanbornii var. congdonii is known only from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 26, p. 248.
Parent taxa Liliaceae > Allium > Allium sanbornii
Sibling taxa
A. sanbornii var. sanbornii
Synonyms A. intactum
Name authority Jepson: Fl. Calif. 1: 275. (1921)
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