Allium lemmonii explained

Allium lemmonii is a species of wild onion known by the common name Lemmon's onion, named for botanist John Gill Lemmon (1831–1908).^[1] It is native to the western United States, at elevations of 1200–1900 m in the Great Basin of Utah, Nevada, northern and eastern California, eastern Oregon, southwestern Idaho.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Lemmon's onion grows from a bulb one and a half to two centimeters wide and has a short, flattened stem up to 20 cm tall, which is thin along the edges. Atop the stem is an inflorescence of 10 to 40 bell-shaped flowers, which may be white to pink. The stamens may be purple or yellow; pollen is yellow. The ovary has a distinctive ridged mound shape in which all of the ovary parts appear melded together. This is a common plant in its native range. It favors dry clay soils.^{[2] [5] [6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8714527#page/244/mode/1up Watson, Sereno. 1879. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 14: 234.
2. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ALLE3 USDA Plants Profile
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101370 Flora of North America v 26 p 270, Allium lemmonii
4. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Allium%20lemmonii.png BONAP (Biota of North America Program) floristic synthesis, Allium lemmonii
5. http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8354,8392 Jepson Manual Treatment
6. http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Allium+lemmonii Photo gallery
7. Cronquist, A.J., A. H. Holmgren, N. H. Holmgren & Reveal. 1977. Vascular Plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A. 6: 1–584. In A.J. Cronquist, A. H. Holmgren, N. H. Holmgren, J. L. Reveal & P. K. Holmgren (eds.) Intermountain Flora. Hafner Pub. Co., New York.