Drummond's wild onion
Allium drummondii Regel
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Morphology
- Stem
- Stems absent. Bulbs ovoid, 2/5 to 4/5 inch diam.
- Leaves
- Mostly basal, sessile, parallel-veined, channeled, V-shaped in cross-section, 3.2 to 8 inches long, 1/25 to 1/6 inch wide.
- Inflorescence
- Scape 4-10 inches; umbels 10-25-flowered; bracts 2-3, 1-nerved, membranous.
- Flower
- Pedicels 1/5 to 4/5 inch; flowers not replaced by bulbils; perianth campanulate; tepals 6, petal-like, distinct, becoming papery and rigid in fruit, spreading, pink or white, often with rose-colored midrib, narrowly ovate to lanceolate, 1/5 to 1/3 inch; stamens 6, adnate to tepals proximally; pistil 1.
- Fruit
- Capsules not crested; seeds usually 6, black, ovoid, shiny.
Ecology
- Habitat
- Mixed-grass and shortgrass prairies
- Distribution
- West 2/3 of Kansas
Additional Notes
Comments
Allium species were historically included in a broadly defined Liliaceae in most state and regional floras and checklists covering Kansas or the Great Plains. Named for English botanist James Drummond.
Quick Facts
- Plant Type
- Wildflower
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae - Amaryllis Family
- Life Span
- Perennial
- Height
- 4-10 inches
- Origin
- Native
- Last Updated
- 2014-05-10
Color Groups
White, Green & Greenish White Wildflowers
Pink, Red & Orange Wildflowers
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Blooms: April, May