Taxonomy Profile: Allium (L)

Allium: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
wild onion []
oignon []
onion []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Allium: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Lilianae
monocots |
monocotyledons |
monocotylédones |
Order : Asparagales
Genus : Allium
wild onion |
oignon |
onion |
Allium Direct Children(s):
Allium aaseae
(Ownbey)
Allium crispum
(Greene)
Allium fimbriatum
(S Watson)
Allium geyeri
(S Watson)
Allium hyalinum
(Curran)
Allium lacunosum
(S Watson)
Allium monticola
(Davidson)
Allium parishii
(S Watson)
Allium platycaule
(S Watson)
Allium plummerae
(S Watson)
Allium rhizomatum
(Wooton & Standl)
Allium validum
(S Watson)
Allium praecox
(Brandegee)
Allium punctum
(LF Hend)
Allium runyonii
(Ownbey)
Allium sanbornii
(Alph Wood)
Allium scilloides
(Douglas ex S Watson)
Allium serra
(McNeal & Ownbey)
Allium stellatum
(Fraser ex Ker Gawl)
Allium textile
(A Nelson & JF Macbr)
Allium unifolium
(Kellogg)
Allium lemmonii
(S Watson)
Allium macrum
(S Watson)
Allium madidum
(S Watson)
Allium nevadense
(S Watson)
Allium obtusum
(Lemmon)
Allium parvum
(Kellogg)
Allium passeyi
(NH Holmgren & AH Holmgren)
Allium peninsulare
(Lemmon ex Greene)
Allium perdulce
(SV Fraser)
Allium coryi
(ME Jones)
Allium dictuon
(H St John)
Allium elmendorfii
(ME Jones ex Ownbey)
Allium falcifolium
(Hook & Arn)
Allium fibrillum
(ME Jones)
Allium glandulosum
(Link & Otto)
Allium anceps
(Kellogg)
Allium atrorubens
(S Watson)
Allium bigelovii
(S Watson)
Allium bisceptrum
(S Watson)
Allium bolanderi
(S Watson)
Allium brandegeei
(S Watson)
Allium brevistylum
(S Watson)
Allium burlewii
(Davidson)
Allium columbianum
(Ownbey & Mingrone PM Peterson Annable & Rieseberg)
Allium constrictum
(Ownbey & Mingrone PM Peterson Annable & Rieseberg)
Allium nevii
(S Watson)
Allium speculae
(Ownbey & Aase)
Allium tuolumnense
(Ownbey & Aase S Denison & McNeal)
Allium parryi
(S Watson)
Allium jepsonii
(Ownbey & Aase S Denison & McNeal)
Allium tuberosum
(Rottler ex Spreng)
Allium abramsii
(Ownbey & Aase McNeal)
Allium denticulatum
(Ownbey & Aase McNeal)
Allium diabolense
(Ownbey & Aase McNeal)
Allium munzii
(Ownbey & Aase ex Traub McNeal)
Allium sharsmithiae
(Ownbey & Aase McNeal)
Allium: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Dale McNeal
Notes:
Emeritus Professor, Biological Sciences, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California, 95211, USA
Reference for:
Allium
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Allium
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Allium
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Allium
Source:
Liliaceae s.l. of North America Update
Acquired:
2010-09-17
Notes:
Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
Reference for:
Allium
Publication(s):
Allium: Geographic Information
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Allium: Comments