Allium howellii var. sanbenitense
in P. A. Munz, Calif. Fl., 1376. 1959.
Endemic
Basionym: Allium sanbenitense Traub Herbertia 12: 68. 1945 Allium robustum 1938
Synonyms: Allium howellii subsp. sanbenitense (Traub) Traub & Ownbey
Scape 25–60 cm. Umbel (25–) 50–90-flowered. Flowers: tepals white or pale-pink; stamens exserted, 2–4 mm; ovary crests white or greenish in fresh specimens. 2n = 14.
Phenology: Flowering Apr–May.
Habitat: Grassy slopes in heavy clay soils including serpentine
Elevation: 300–1000 m
Discussion
Allium howellii var. sanbenitense is known only from the inner central Coast Range.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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basifixed +
sheathing +
persistent +
herbaceous +
anthesis +
1;12 +
dilated +
solid +
straight +
terete +
narrow +
3+-veined +
fused +
absent +
conspicuous +
1;several +
tunicate +
not clustered +
cellular +
arranged +
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quadrate +
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Calif. +
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fused +
glabrous +
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single +
capsular +
loculicidal +
umbellate +
flowering +
membranous +
simple +
sheathing +
persistent +
withering +
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darker +
dark reddish-brown +
membranous +
superior +
crested +
many;several +
membranous +
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in P. A. Munz, Calif. Fl., +
1959 +
cellular +
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quadrate +
distal +
solid +
persistent +
erect +
terete +
cellular-reticulate +
wind-distributed +
black +
obovoid +
5-8-veined +
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Endemic +
native +
fresh +
longer +
exserted +
fertile +
equaling +
capitate +
distinct +
3-lobed +
Allium howellii var. sanbenitense +
Allium howellii +
variety +
pale-pink;white +
persisting +
distinct +
absent +
long-exserted +
papery +
greener +
equal +
narrower +
(25-)50-90-flowered +
persistent +
erect +
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scapose +
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woody +