Calflora Taxon Report
Allium lemmonii  S. Watson
Lemmon's onion
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2005 Steve Matson
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2005 Steve Matson
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2005 Steve Matson
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2005 Steve Matson
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2005 Steve Matson
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2020 Bob Sweatt
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2005 Steve Matson
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2005 Steve Matson
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2019 Bob Sweatt
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2020 Bob Sweatt
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2020 Bob Sweatt
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2020 Bob Sweatt
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2014 Orrin Winton
Allium lemmonii is a perennial herb (bulb) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Genus: Allium
Family: Alliaceae  
(Liliaceae)
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot
Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSAllium incisum
PLANTSAllium scissum
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[Wikipedia] Taxonomy, Range: Allium lemmonii is a species of wild onion known by the common name Lemmon's onion, named for botanist John Gill Lemmon (1831–1908).[3] It is native to the western United States, at elevations of 1200–1900 m in the Great Basin of Utah, Nevada, northern and eastern California, eastern Oregon, southwestern Idaho.[4][5][6] (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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