Allium jepsonii explained

Allium jepsonii is a species of wild onion known by the common name Jepson's onion, honoring renowned California botanist Willis Linn Jepson.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Distribution and habitat

Allium jepsonii is endemic to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada foothills of California, in Tuolumne, Placer, El Dorado, and Butte Counties. It is found at elevations of 300m-600mm (1,000feet-2,000feetm) and grows on clay soils.^[5]

Description

Allium jepsonii, the Jepson's onion, grows to a height between about 20 and 40 centimeters from one or two oval-shaped bulbs. There is a single cylindrical leaf which is about the same length as the stem.

The inflorescence holds 20 to 60 small flowers, each under a centimeter long with pink-veined white tepals with curling tips.^{[3] [5] [6]}

See also

• List of plants of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Denison, S. S. & McNeal, Dale W. 1989. Madroño 36(2): 127.
2. Traub, Hamilton Paul. 1972. Plant Life 28: 63.
3. Munz, P. A. & D. D. Keck. 1959. California Flora 1–1681. University of California Press, Berkeley.
4. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ALJE USDA Plants Profile
5. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101367 Flora of North America
6. http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Allium+jepsonii Allium jepsonii — U.C. Photo gallery