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Allium haematochiton

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Red-skin Onion

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 9 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1367873
Element CodePMLIL02460
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAmaryllidaceae
GenusAllium
Concept Reference
Jepson Flora Project (eds.) 2025. Jepson eFlora. Online. Available: https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/ (accessed 2025).
Taxonomic Comments
This record is for Allium haematochiton in the narrow sense excluding Allium marvinii, a species that is considered a synonym of A. haematochiton in some treatments (Kartesz 1999, FNA, vol. 26, 2002).
Conservation Status
Review Date2001-06-04
Change Date2001-06-04
Edition Date1989-01-18
Edition AuthorsRusso, Mary (TNC WRO)
Rank Reasons
Primarily Mexican, ranging northward into California.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (9)
California (9)
AreaForestAcres
CamuesaLos Padres National Forest8,209
ColdwaterCleveland National Forest8,402
De La GuerraLos Padres National Forest5,418
La BreaLos Padres National Forest14,031
Pine CreekCleveland National Forest503
Santa CruzLos Padres National Forest21,182
TrabucoCleveland National Forest23,341
White LedgeLos Padres National Forest18,632
WildhorseCleveland National Forest1,483
References (4)
  1. Bittman, Roxanne. Personal Communication. Botanist, California Natural Diversity Database, Sacramento, Calif.
  2. 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.
  3. Jepson Flora Project (eds.) 2025. Jepson eFlora. Online. Available: https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/ (accessed 2025).
  4. 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.