Allium hickmanii explained

Allium hickmanii is a rare species of wild onion known by the common name Hickman's onion. It is endemic to California, where it is known from Monterey, Sonoma, Kern, and San Luis Obispo Counties.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Description

Allium hickmanii grows from a pale brown or gray bulb about a centimeter long and produces a stem up to 17 centimeters tall. There are generally two long, cylindrical leaves which are longer than the stem. The inflorescence holds up to about 15 white or pinkish flowers each less than a centimeter long.^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

External links

• Calflora Database: Allium hickmanii (Hickman's onion)
• UC Photos gallery
• Jepson Manual Treatment

Notes and References

1. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ALHI USDA Plants Profile
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101363 Flora of North America
3. http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Allium+hickmanii Calflora, Consortium of California Herbaria, Berkeley, Allium hickmanii
4. http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8354,8379 Hickman, J. C. 1993. The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California 1–1400. University of California Press, Berkeley.
5. http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Allium+hickmanii Photo gallery
6. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/713210#page/554/mode/1up Eastwood, Alice. 1903. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 30(9): 483–484.
7. Jepson, Willis Linn. 1921. Flora of California 1: 276.