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Allium geyeri var. geyeri

Allium geyeri S. Watson var. geyeri

Geyer's Onion

Liliaceae (Lily family)

Synonym(s): Allium dictyotum

USDA Symbol: ALGEG

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Scape up to about 20 inches tall.
Leaf: Leaves up to about 1 foot long.
Flower: Umbel with 10-25 flowers.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: AZ , CO , ID , MT , NM , NV , OR , SD , TX , UT , WA , WY
Canada: AB , SK

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Research Literature

Reslit 3017 - New taxa and new nomenclatural combinations in the Utah flora (1993) Stanley L. Welsh

This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources

USDA: Find Allium geyeri var. geyeri in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Allium geyeri var. geyeri in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Allium geyeri var. geyeri

Metadata

Record Modified: 2019-10-21
Research By: CBR

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