Allium geyeri var. tenerum M.E.Jones

Bulbil onion (en)

Variety

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Characteristics

Umbel 0–5-flowered, flowers mostly replaced by ovoid, acuminate bulbils; bulbils sessile or stalk less than 1 mm. Flowers: tepals white to pink; flowering pedicel, if present, 8–13 mm. Seeds rarely produced. 2n = 28, 35, 42.
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An onion family plant. It grows 25 cm tall. It produces bulbils. The bulbs are 25 mm long by 20 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.28
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows from sea level to 3,100 m above sea level. It suits USDA hardiness zones 6-9.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-7

Usage

The bulb is used cooked or raw and a seasonally in soups. The leaves are used raw or cooked.
Uses medicinal spice
Edible bulbs flowers leaves roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Allium geyeri var. tenerum world distribution map, present in Canada, Colombia, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:8777-2
WFO ID wfo-0000756310
COL ID 7NNSC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Allium rubrum Allium rydbergii Allium arenicola Allium fibrosum Allium geyeri f. tenerum Allium geyeri var. graniferum Allium geyeri subsp. tenerum Allium geyeri var. tenerum Allium sabulicola