Calflora
Taxon  Report   231 
Allium sanbornii  Alph. Wood  var. sanbornii 
Sanborn's allium,  Sanborn's onion
Allium sanbornii var. sanbornii
© 2006 Dean Wm. Taylor, Ph.D.
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Allium sanbornii var. sanbornii
© 2010 Sean B. Smith
Allium sanbornii var. sanbornii
© 2015 Sierra Pacific Industries
Allium sanbornii var. sanbornii, a monocot, is a perennial herb (bulb) that is native to California and Oregon.
It is included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on list 4.2 (limited distribution).   7th Edition  /  8th Edition

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Allium sanbornii var. sanbornii
© 1997 Dean Wm. Taylor
Family: ALLIACEAE   (PLANTS: LILIACEAE)
Genus: Allium
Parent Record Allium sanbornii
Communities:
Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Yellow Pine Forest
Toxicity: MINOR   [California Poison Control System 2010]    
AFFINITY to serpentine soil:   3.4 (strong indicator)   [Safford et al 2005]
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Accepted by TJM2 + CNPS + PLANTS + JM93
  
More information about  Allium sanbornii var. sanbornii
Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Landscaping information from Calscape
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Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria

Original Publication citation (ITIS)

USDA PLANTS Profile (ALSAS)

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Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jul 14, 2017).

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