Amaryllidaceae
Allium

Allium bisceptrum S.Watson

First published in Botany [Fortieth Parallel]: 351 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. U.S.A. to W. New Mexico. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Kew Plants for Health

  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"
  • MPNS Import
  • US-FDA GSRS (2025)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jones, M.E. [1752] United States K003747892 Yes
Alexander, A.M.; Kellogg, L. [4355] United States K003747538 Yes
Duran, V. [2771] United States K003747537 Yes
Coville, F.V.; Funston, F. [1815] United States K003747540 Yes
Summers, R.W. [s.n.] United States K003747539 Yes
Pringle [s.n.] United States Allium palmeri K003748099 Yes
Palmer, E. [s.n.] United States Allium palmeri K000844333 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] United States Allium palmeri K003748097 Yes
Parry, C.C. [252] Allium palmeri K003748098 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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