Allium acuminatum Hook.
First published in Fl. Bor.-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
- Allium acuminatum var. cuspidatum Fernald in Zoe 4: 380 (1894)
- Allium cuspidatum (Fernald) Rydb. in Fl. Rocky Mts.: 160 (1917)
- Allium elwesii Regel in Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 5: 266 (1877)
- Allium murrayanum Regel in Gartenflora 22: 260 (1873)
- Allium wallichianum Regel in Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 3(2): 232 (1875), not validly publ.
Publications
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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4399.000 | No | ||||
| Menzies, A. [s.n.] | K000844306 | Yes | |||
| Tolmie, W.F. [s.n.], USA | K000844308 | Yes | |||
| Tolmie, W.F. [s.n.], California | K000844307 | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0