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Allium macrum
rock onion
Specimens
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Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; central Washington to southern Oregon and southwestern Idaho.

Habitat: Lithosol and barren, gravelly soils in the shrub-steppe.

Flowers: April-May

Origin: Native

Growth Duration: Perennial

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Pollination: Bumblebees, bees, flies, hummingbirds

Description:
General:

Scapose perennials from ovoid bulbs, usually solitary, outer coats brownish, without a network pattern.

Leaves:

Leaves 2, much longer than the scape, concave-convex or flattened, narrow, tardily deciduous; scape nearly terete, somewhat ridged, up to 1 dm. tall.

Flowers:

Umbel several- to many-flowered, pedicels 1-3 times as long as the tepals; tepals 5-7 mm. long, lanceolate, pointed, white or pinkish with greenish or reddish midribs; stamens 6, slightly exerted; anthers dark, purplish-brown or reddish.

Fruits:

Capsule 3-celled and 3-lobed, without a crest.

Accepted Name:
Allium macrum S. Watson
Publication: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 14: 233. 1879.

Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Allium macrum in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database

WA Flora Checklist: Allium macrum checklist entry

OregonFlora: Allium macrum information

E-Flora BC: Allium macrum atlas page

CalPhotos: Allium macrum photos

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