Flora of North America species comparison

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Allium tolmiei var. tolmiei
Photo is of parent taxon

Tolmei's onion, Tolmie's onion
Bulbs

ovoid, not rhizomatous or oblique, forming 1–2 short rhizomes terminated by new bulbs.
Leaves

forming abcission layer at soil level, deciduous with scape after seeds mature or frequently breaking at that level after pressing;

blade 10–35 cm.
Scape

deciduous, strongly flattened, winged, 5–28 cm.
Umbel

10–40-flowered;

spathe bracts 2.
Flowers

6–12 mm;

tepals erect to ± spreading, apex acute to acuminate;

stamens included, 1/2–3/4 tepals;

ovary crestless or obscurely to prominently crested;

processes 3 or 6;

pedicel 5–25 mm.
2n

= 14, 28.

Allium tolmiei var. tolmiei
Phenology Flowering Apr–Jul.
Habitat Rocky, gravelly, or clay soils, mountains and scablands
Elevation 400–2800 m (1300–9200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; ID; OR; WA
[BONAP county map]
Source FNA vol. 26, p. 272.
Parent taxa Liliaceae > Allium > Allium tolmiei
Sibling taxa
A. tolmiei var. persimile
Synonyms A. anceps var. aberrans, A. cusickii, A. douglasii var. tolmiei, A. idahoense, A. platyphyllum, A. pleianthum, A. tolmiei var. platyphyllum
Name authority unknown
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