Allium tolmiei
(Hook.) Baker ex S. Wats.
Tolmiei's Onion
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 ReferenceFlora 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 CommentsFNA (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
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|
| Idaho | SNR | Yes |
| Oregon | SNR | Yes |
| California | SNR | Yes |
| Washington | SNR | Yes |
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (18)
Idaho (1)
| Area | Forest | Acres |
|---|
| Secesh | Payette National Forest | 248,088 |
Oregon (13)
| Area | Forest | Acres |
|---|
| Buckhorn | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | 17,180 |
| Cedar Grove | Malheur National Forest | 114 |
| Crane Mountain | Fremont National Forest | 23,096 |
| Dry Cabin | Malheur National Forest | 12,274 |
| Imnaha Face | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | 29,575 |
| Lookout Mountain | Ochoco National Forest | 14,115 |
| Malheur River | Malheur National Forest | 7,283 |
| Mcclellan Mountain | Malheur National Forest | 21,213 |
| Mt. Emily | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | 8,421 |
| Nipple Butte | Malheur National Forest | 11,354 |
| Silver Creek | Ochoco National Forest | 7,952 |
| Snake River | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | 31,229 |
| W - T Three | Umatilla National Forest | 1,705 |
References (7)
- 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.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). 2026. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) data portal. Online. Available: https://www.gbif.org/ (accessed 2026).
- iNaturalist. 2026. Online. Available: https://www.inaturalist.org (accessed 2026).
- 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.
- NatureServe. 2026. NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia.
- <p>NatureServe's Rapid Analysis of Rarity and Endangerment Conservation Assessment Tool (RARECAT). 2025. Version: 2.1.1 (released April 04, 2025).</p>
- Southwest Environmental Information Network (SEINet). 2026. Collections Databases. Online. Available: https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/collections/index.php (accessed 2026).