Allium acuminatum Hook.

First published in Fl. Bor.-Amer., Bot. N. Brit. Amer. 2: 184 (1838)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Canada to W. U.S.A. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Douglas, G.W., Meidinger, D. & Penny, J.L. (2002). Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia, ed. 2: 1-358. Province of British Columbia.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Leiberg, J.B. [2262] United States K003747936 Yes
Holmgren, R.C. [227] United States K003747914 Yes
Sandberg, J.H.; Leiberg, J.B. [273] United States K003747919 Yes
Spalding [s.n.] United States K003747929 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003747900 Yes
Grant, J.M. [s.n.] K003747920 Yes
Wood, C.B. [s.n.] Canada K003747924 Yes
Nelson, A.; Nelson, R.A. [1821] United States K003747915 Yes
[Esquivooals] [s.n.] Canada K003747898 Yes
Thompson, J.W. [4346] United States K003747930 Yes
Nelson, A. [7188] United States K003747906 Yes
Burke [s.n.] K003747905 Yes
Lyall, D. [s.n.] K003747923 Yes
Sandberg, J.H.; Leiberg, J.B. [498] United States K003747918 Yes
Macoun, J.M. [54032] Canada K003747901 Yes
Peck, M.E. [9467] United States K003747935 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003747925 Yes
Leiberg, J.B. [178] United States K003747928 Yes
Douglas [s.n.] Canada K003747902 Yes
Zeller, S.M.; Zeller, E.B. [751] United States K003747916 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003748221 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [s.n.] United States K003747927 Yes
Baker, C.F. [167] K003747911 Yes
Baker, C.F.; Earle, F.S.; Tracy, S.M. [89] K003747910 Yes
Macoun, M.A. [1513] Canada K003747897 Yes
Sandberg, J.H.; MacDougal, D.T.; Heller, A.A. [258] K003747907 Yes
Cusick, W.C. [2137] United States K003747932 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003748220 Yes
Thompson, J.W. [4366] United States K003747934 Yes
Jones, M.E. [1770] United States K003747913 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003747899 Yes
Sandberg, J.H.; MacDougal, D.T.; Heller, A.A. [258] K003747908 Yes
Halse, R.R. [6009] United States K003747921 Yes
Piper, C.V. [1685] United States K003747917 Yes
Thompson, J.W. [4353] United States K003747933 Yes
Lyall, D. [s.n.] K003747922 Yes
Butler, A. [9] Canada K003747904 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003747903 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [215] United States K003747926 Yes
K:SPC-04399.000 No
Warren, E.M. [s.n.] Canada K003747896 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Science Photographs

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