Allium bigelovii explained

Allium bigelovii, the New Mexico wild leek, is a plant species native to Arizona and southwestern New Mexico.^{[1] [3]} It grows on open, gravelly slopes at elevations of NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet).

The specific epithet honors John Milton Bigelow (based on the Latinized form of his surname, Bigelovius).

Allium bigelovii has spherical bulbs about 15mm in diameter. Leaves are up to 25cm (10inches) long. Flower bell-shaped, about 15mm long; ovary bears a prominent crest; tepals white with pink tips and red midveins.^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6207955#page/439/mode/1up Watson, Sereno. 1871. United States Geological Expolration [sic<nowiki>] of the Fortieth Parallel. Vol. 5, Botany plate 38, figures 8–99
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6207955#page/574/mode/1up Watson, Sereno. 1871. United States Geological Expolration [sic<nowiki>] of the Fortieth Parallel. Vol. 5, Botany page 487] description in English^[1]
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/acceptedRef.do?name_id=295136 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. Encyclopedia: Dale W. . McNeal Jr. . T.D. . Jacobsen . Allium bigelovii . http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101334 . Flora of North America Editorial Committee . 1982 . onwards . Flora of North America (online) . eFloras.org . 2014-03-23 . amp .
5. Book: Watson, Sereno . 1871 . United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel, V Botany . Washington . Gov. Print. Office . 717448038 . p. 487; plate 38, figs 8,9.
6. Book: Gregory . M. . 1998 . Nomenclator Alliorum: Allium Names and Synonyms, a World Guide . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 978-1-900347-64-8 . etal.
7. Ownbey . M. . 1947 . The genus Allium in Arizona . Research Studies of the State College of Washington . 15 . 211–232 .