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Allium macropetalum

Rydb.

Large-petal Onion

G5Secure Found in 15 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.150715
Element CodePMLIL021C0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAmaryllidaceae
GenusAllium
Other Common Names
Large-flower Onion (EN) largeflower 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 Date1991-11-15
Change Date1991-11-15
Edition Date1991-11-15
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Rank Reasons
Widespread and often very abundant (Kearney & Peebles, 1960).
Range Extent Comments
TX (Trans-Pecos), AZ, UT, NM to Mexico.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Shadscale, other desert shrubs and pinyon-juniper woodlands in desert plains and hills.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
UtahSNRYes
Navajo NationS5Yes
TexasSNRYes
ColoradoS3Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (15)
Arizona (5)
AreaForestAcres
Arnold MesaPrescott National Forest12,286
Lime CreekTonto National Forest42,568
Lower San FranciscoApache-Sitgreaves National Forests59,310
PipestemApache-Sitgreaves National Forests34,598
Upper Rincon RoadlessCoronado National Forest2,991
New Mexico (8)
AreaForestAcres
Bull CanyonCarson National Forest11,512
Chama WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest4,168
El InviernoSanta Fe National Forest29,927
Hell HoleGila National Forest19,553
LemitasSanta Fe National Forest8,129
Ortega PeakLincoln National Forest11,545
Sierra Negra Rare II Study AreaCarson National Forest9,470
West Face Sacramento MountainsLincoln National Forest41,176
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
Box - Death HollowDixie National Forest3,175
Muddy Creek - Nelson Mt.Manti-Lasal National Forest59,034
References (2)
  1. 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.
  2. 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.