Difference between revisions of "Allium amplectens"
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| + | ''Allium amplectens'' or the narrowleaf onion is a flowering plant of the Liliaceae family. | ||
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===Taxonomy=== | ===Taxonomy=== | ||
| + | *Kingdom Plantae – Plants | ||
| + | *Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants | ||
| + | *Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants | ||
| + | *Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants | ||
| + | *Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons | ||
| + | *Subclass Liliidae | ||
| + | *Order Liliales | ||
| + | *Family Liliaceae – Lily family | ||
| + | *Genus Allium L. – onion | ||
| + | *Species Allium amplectens Hook. – narrowleaf onion | ||
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===Description=== | ===Description=== | ||
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===Bloom Period=== | ===Bloom Period=== | ||
| + | May-July http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php | ||
===Distribution=== | ===Distribution=== | ||
| + | California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. | ||
===Habitat=== | ===Habitat=== | ||
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===Uses=== | ===Uses=== | ||
===Propagation=== | ===Propagation=== | ||
Revision as of 14:50, 21 April 2012
Allium amplectens or the narrowleaf onion is a flowering plant of the Liliaceae family.
Contents
Taxonomy
- Kingdom Plantae – Plants
- Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
- Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
- Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
- Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
- Subclass Liliidae
- Order Liliales
- Family Liliaceae – Lily family
- Genus Allium L. – onion
- Species Allium amplectens Hook. – narrowleaf onion
Description
Bloom Period
May-July http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php
Distribution
California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.
Habitat
Uses
Propagation
Photo Gallery
References
Seed
Abbreviation: ALAM
Seed sample from: 2011
Average Measurement: 2.1 x 1.7 x 1.7
Measurement Range: L: 1.8 - 2.5, W: 1.5 - 1.8, D: 1.3 - 1.75
Features
Shape: Seeds narrow at hilum end, broadening at opposite apex.
Color: Seeds black. Hilum beige to white.
Surface: Seed’s most distinct feature is extreme puckering or wrinkling. Some seeds have concave pitting, ridging, or some net veined patterns. Seeds roughly textured and matte.
Latitudinal Cross Section: elliptical 
Longitudinal Cross Section: elliptical 
Basic Explanations and Assumptions:
The dimensions for the seeds are length x width x depth. The location of the hilum is used as the base of the seed, and the length is measured from hilum to the opposite apex. Where a style is present, the length is measured from the hilum to the bottom of the style. Width is measured at a right angle to the length at the widest part. Depth is measured at a right angle to the intersection of height and width lines.
Measurements included are the mean average for each measurement of ten separate seeds.
All measurements in millimeters unless otherwise noted.
