Allium stellatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales 
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
Subsectio: A. subsect. Cernua
Species: Allium stellatum

Name

Allium stellatum, Nutt. ex Ker-Gawl., 1813.

Synonyms

Homotypic
  • Hexonychia stellatum (Nutt. ex Ker Gawl.) Salisb., Gen. Pl.: 89. 1866, nom. inval.
  • Stelmesus stellatus (Nutt. ex Ker Gawl.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 19. 1837.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Allium stellatum
  • Continental: Northern America
      • Arkansas; Illinois; Iowa; Kansas; Manitoba; Michigan; Minnesota; Missouri; Nebraska; North Dakota; Oklahoma; Ontario; Saskatchewan; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Wisconsin

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

  • Nuttall, T. 1813. Bot. Mag. 38: t. 1576.
  • USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006 (http://plants.usda.gov). Data compiled from various sources by Mark W. Skinner. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Vernacular names

English: Autumn onion, Prairie onion
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