Allium monticola

Davidson

Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 20: 51. 1921.

Endemic
Synonyms: Allium monticola var. keckii (Munz) Ownbey & Aase Allium parishii var. keckii Munz Allium peirsonii
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 250. Mentioned on page 229.

Bulbs 1–3+, generally with 1–2 stalked, basal bulbels, not clustered on stout, primary rhizome, ovoid, 1–2.2 × 1.2–2 cm; outer bulb coats enclosing 1 or more bulbs, gray-brown, membranous, lacking cellular reticulation or cells arranged in only 2–3 rows distal to roots, ± quadrate, without fibers; inner coats white to pinkish, cells obscurely quadrate. Leaves persistent, withering just at tip by anthesis, 1, basally sheathing, sheath not extending much above soil surface; blade solid, terete, 9–35 cm × 2–4 mm. Scape persistent, solitary, erect, solid, terete, 6–25 cm × 2–4 mm. Umbel persistent, erect, compact, 8–25-flowered, conic, bulbils unknown; spathe bracts persistent, 2–3, 5–7-veined, broadly ovate, ± equal, apex acuminate. Flowers urceolate, 12–19 mm; tepals erect, rose-purple distally, often white proximally, lance-linear to lanceovate, ± equal, becoming rigid in fruit, margins entire, apex long-acuminate, flaring at tip; stamens included; anthers yellow; pollen yellow; ovary crested; processes 6, ± prominent, ± triangular to ± linear, margins entire; style linear, ± equaling stamens; stigma capitate, scarcely thickened, unlobed; pedicel 5–12 mm. Seed-coat dull; cells minutely roughened. 2n = 14.


Phenology: Flowering late May–Jul.
Habitat: Loose rock and talus slopes, alpine ridges and talus
Elevation: 1400–3200 m

Discussion

Allium monticola is known only from the southern California mountains.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"thicker" is not a number."broad" is not a number.

... more about "Allium monticola"
versatile +  and dorsifixed +
cordate +  and linear +
flaring +, long-acuminate +  and acuminate +
Dale W. McNeal Jr. +  and T. D. Jacobsen +
Davidson +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
dilated +
straight +
9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br /> (35 cm350 mm <br />0.35 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
conspicuous +
1;several +
1cm +  and 2.2cm +
1 +  and 3 +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
roughened +  and smooth +
quadrate +
1400–3200 m +
connate-coroniform +  and dilated +
sessile +  and pedicellate +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
urceolate +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br />) +
loculicidal +
membranaceous +  and leathery +
Loose rock and talus slopes, alpine ridges and talus +
paired +, paniculate +  and racemose +
white +  and pinkish +
persistent +
gray +  and brown +
crested +
many;several +
spreading +  and erect +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
membranous +
zygomorphic +  and actinomorphic +
Flowering late May–Jul. +
less triangular +  and more or less linear +
Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. +
lacking +  and 1 +
2 +  and 3 +
persistent +
6cm +  and 25cm +
2mm +  and 4mm +
wind-distributed +
1 +  and many +
obovoid +
adnate +  and free +
1 +  and several +
Allium monticola var. keckii +, Allium parishii var. keckii +  and Allium peirsonii +
Allium monticola +
species +
white;rose-purple +
persisting +
distinct +
lance-linear +  and lanceovate +
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
narrower +
8-25-flowered +
persistent +
9 +, 8 +  and 7 +