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Allium crispum

Greene

Crinkled Onion

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.142788

Element CodePMLIL020N0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single state or province

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderAsparagales

FamilyAmaryllidaceae

GenusAllium

Other Common Names

crinkled onion (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date2007-02-08

Change Date1990-01-16

Edition Date2007-02-08

Edition AuthorsDavis, G.

Range Extent5000-20,000 square km (about 2000-8000 square miles)

Rank Reasons

Allium crispum is endemic to a 15,000 square mile area in central, western California and may be restricted to under 800 meters (2600 ft.) elevation.

Range Extent Comments

Hickman (1993) shows Allium crispum occurring within a 15,000 square mile area in central, western California. Collections as of Feb. 2007 (Consortium of California Herbaria) are all within a 50 mile strip which extends as far north as Oakland and as far south as Goleta, just north of Santa Barbara.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Occurs on clay slopes, including serpentine (Hickman 1993).

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
California	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (5)

California (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
De La Guerra	Los Padres National Forest	5,418
Fox Mountain	Los Padres National Forest	52,072
La Brea	Los Padres National Forest	14,031
Manzana	Los Padres National Forest	2,101
Santa Cruz	Los Padres National Forest	21,182

References (5)

Consortium of California Herbaria. 2007. Online database of vascular plant specimens in California herbaria. Available at http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/. Accessed 2007.
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 26. Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvi + 723 pp.
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.