Allium stellatum

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., Bot. Mag. 38: t. 1576 (1813).

Synonyms

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

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Allium stellatum Continental: Northern America Regional: Western Canada Manitoba, Saskatchewan. Regional: Eastern Canada Ontario. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Michigan. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Nuttall, T. 1813. Bot. Mag. 38: t. 1576.
• USDA NRCS PLANTS Profile

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Allium stellatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2018. Allium stellatum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Allium stellatum. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 25 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Autumn onion, Prairie onion

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