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Allium atrorubens var. cristatum (S.Watson) Mcneal

Darkred onion (en)

Variety

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Amaryllidaceae > Allium > Allium atrorubens

Characteristics

Tepals pale pink with darker pink midveins, lance-ovate to ovate, apex margins flat, not becoming involute. 2n = 14.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Allium atrorubens var. cristatum world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:967462-1
WFO ID wfo-0000755719
COL ID 7XL3P
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Allium inyonis Allium cristatum Allium nevadense subsp. cristatum Allium atrorubens var. cristatum Allium atrorubens subsp. inyonis Allium atrorubens var. inyonis Allium nevadense var. cristatum Allium decipiens
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