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Allium rhizomatum

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Red-flower Onion

G3Vulnerable (G3?) Found in 9 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.148206

Element CodePMLIL02320

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

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.

Taxonomic Comments

According to Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002), the taxon in the U.S. is Allium rhizomatum which is distinct from the Mexican species A. glandulosum. In contrast, Kartesz (1994, 1999) treated A. rhizomatum as a synonym of A. glandulosum.

Conservation Status

Review Date1999-08-09

Change Date1999-08-09

Edition Date2000-09-29

Edition AuthorsMacBryde, B.

Rank Reasons

Allium rhizomatum, if considered to be distinct from A. glandulosum, has been reported from western (Trans-Pecos) Texas (on grassy mountain slopes), southern New Mexico (on rocky hills, 4000-7000 feet), and southeastern Arizona (Mule Mountains, Cochise County).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
Arizona	S1	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (9)

New Mexico (9)

Area	Forest	Acres
Canyon Creek	Gila National Forest	9,824
Contiguous To Black & Aldo Leopold Wilderness	Gila National Forest	111,883
Contiguous To Gila Wilderness & Primitive Area	Gila National Forest	79,049
Meadow Creek	Gila National Forest	34,167
Mother Hubbard	Gila National Forest	5,895
Nolan	Gila National Forest	13,051
Peloncillo (NM)	Coronado National Forest	43,339
Sawyers Peak	Gila National Forest	59,743
T Bar	Gila National Forest	6,823

References (8)

Correll, D.S., and M.C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas. Texas Research Foundation, Renner. 1881 pp.
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.
Howell, J.T., E. McClintock, and collaborators. 1960. Supplement. In T.H. Kearney, R.H. Peebles, and collaborators. 1951. Arizona Flora. 2nd Edition with Supplement. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. Pages 1033-1085.
Jones, S.D., J.K. Wipff, and P.M. Montgomery. 1997. Vascular Plants of Texas: A Comprehensive Checklist including Synonymy, Bibliography, and Index. University of Texas Press, Austin. 404 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Kearney, T.H., R.H. Peebles, and collaborators. 1951. Arizona flora. 2nd edition with Supplement (1960) by J.T. Howell, E. McClintock, and collaborators. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1085 pp.
Martin, W.C., and C.R. Hutchins. 1980-1981. A flora of New Mexico. 1980, Vol. 1; 1981, Vol. 2. J. Cramer, in der A.R. Gantner Verlag, K.G., Vaduz, Liechtenstein. 2591 pp.
NatureServe. Unpublished. Concept reference for taxa for which no reference which describes the circumscription has been recorded; to be used as a placeholder until such a citation is identified.