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Allium hoffmanii

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Beegum Onion

G4Apparently Secure Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

LowThreat Impact

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.134123

Element CodePMLIL02150

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single state or province

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderAsparagales

FamilyAmaryllidaceae

GenusAllium

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

Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Excel v3.1x

Review Date2014-09-24

Change Date2014-09-24

Edition Date2014-09-24

Edition AuthorsOliver, L.(2002), rev. Bittman (2014)

Threat ImpactLow

Range Extent1000-5000 square km (about 400-2000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences81 - 300

Rank Reasons

California endemic that is considered rare, but it is distributed widely enough and found in sufficient numbers such that the potential for extinction is currently low (CNPS 2001).

Range Extent Comments

Endemic to California and known from Humboldt, Stasta, Tehama, and Trinity counties (CNPS 2001).

Occurrences Comments

Hickman (1993) reports A. hoffmanii is locally common.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

It is found in lower montane coniferous forest on serpentine between 1100 and 1800 meters (CNPS 2001).

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest - Conifer

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
California	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (6)

California (6)

Area	Forest	Acres
Chanchelulla	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	3,915
East Beegum	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	8,425
East Fork	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	6,201
Mt. Lassic	Six Rivers National Forest	6,643
Solider	Six Rivers National Forest	14,918
West Beegum	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	5,198

References (4)

California Native Plant Society (CNPS). 2001. Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California (sixth edition). Rare Plant Scientific Advisory Committee, David P. Tibor, Convening Editor. California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. x + 388pp.
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.
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
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.