Allium tolmiei

(Hook.) Baker ex S. Wats.

Tolmiei's Onion

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 18 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.956079
Element CodePMLIL02410
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
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
FNA (vol. 26, 2002) here expands the concept of Allium tolmiei var. tolmiei to include A. pleianthum and A. tolmiei var. platyphyllum, while Kartesz (1994) treats them as distinct.
Conservation Status
Review Date2015-12-05
Change Date2015-12-05
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IdahoSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (18)
California (3)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. BidwellModoc National Forest11,687
Mt. VidaModoc National Forest7,771
SoldierModoc National Forest10,102
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
SeceshPayette National Forest248,088
Oregon (13)
AreaForestAcres
BuckhornWallowa-Whitman National Forest17,180
Cedar GroveMalheur National Forest114
Crane MountainFremont National Forest23,096
Dry CabinMalheur National Forest12,274
Imnaha FaceWallowa-Whitman National Forest29,575
Lookout MountainOchoco National Forest14,115
Malheur RiverMalheur National Forest7,283
Mcclellan MountainMalheur National Forest21,213
Mt. EmilyWallowa-Whitman National Forest8,421
Nipple ButteMalheur National Forest11,354
Silver CreekOchoco National Forest7,952
Snake RiverWallowa-Whitman National Forest31,229
W - T ThreeUmatilla National Forest1,705
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Asotin CreekUmatilla National Forest16,433
References (7)
  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. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). 2026. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) data portal. Online. Available: https://www.gbif.org/ (accessed 2026).
  3. iNaturalist. 2026. Online. Available: https://www.inaturalist.org (accessed 2026).
  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.
  5. NatureServe. 2026. NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia.
  6. <p>NatureServe's Rapid Analysis of Rarity and Endangerment Conservation Assessment Tool (RARECAT). 2025. Version: 2.1.1 (released April 04, 2025).</p>
  7. Southwest Environmental Information Network (SEINet). 2026. Collections Databases. Online. Available: https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/collections/index.php (accessed 2026).