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Allium  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 42634

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): oignon [French]
  
    onion
 
    Wild onion
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: unknown    
  Latest Record Review: 1999    
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  -- Planta, plantes, plants, Vegetal  
    SubkingdomTracheobionta  -- vascular plants  
       DivisionMagnoliophyta  -- angiospermes, angiosperms, flowering plants, phanérogames, plantes à fleurs, plantes à fruits  
          ClassLiliopsida  -- monocotylédones, monocotyledons  
             SubclassLiliidae   
                OrderLiliales   
                   FamilyLiliaceae   
                      GenusAllium L. -- oignon, onion, Wild onion  
    Direct Children:  
                         Variety Allium monticola var. monticola A. Davids. -- San Bernardino Mountain onion 
                         Variety Allium nevadense var. nevadense S. Wats. -- Nevada onion 
                         Subspecies Allium vineale ssp. kochii (Lange) Richter -- Koch's garlic 
                         Species Allium aaseae Ownbey -- South Idaho onion 
                         Species Allium abramsii (Ownbey & Aase) McNeal -- Abrams' allium 
                         Species Allium acuminatum Hook. -- taper-tip onion, tapertip onion 
                         Species Allium allegheniense Small  
                         Species Allium ampeloprasum L. -- broadleaf wild leek 
                         Species Allium amplectens Torr. -- narrowleaf onion 
                         Species Allium anceps Kellogg -- Kellogg's onion, twinleaf onion 
                         Species Allium anserinum Jeps.  
                         Species Allium ascalonicum L. -- wild onion 
                         Species Allium atrorubens S. Wats. -- dark red onion, darkred onion, red onion 
                         Species Allium bigelovii S. Wats. -- Bigelow onion, Bigelow's onion 
                         Species Allium bisceptrum S. Wats. -- aspen onion, twincrest onion 
                         Species Allium bolanderi S. Wats. -- Bolander's onion 
                         Species Allium brandegeei S. Wats. -- brandegee onion, Brandegee's onion 
                         Species Allium brevistylum S. Wats. -- shortstyle onion 
                         Species Allium burdickii (Hanes) A.G. Jones -- narrow-leaf wild leek, narrowleaf wild leek 
                         Species Allium burlewii A. Davids. -- Burlew's onion 
                         Species Allium campanulatum S. Wats. -- dusky onion, Sierra onion 
                         Species Allium canadense L. -- ail du Canada, Canada garlic, meadow garlic, meadow onion, wild onion 
                         Species Allium carinatum L. -- keeled garlic 
                         Species Allium cepa L. -- garden onion 
                         Species Allium cernuum Roth -- nodding onion 
                         Species Allium chinense G. Don -- rakkyo 
                         Species Allium columbianum (Ownbey & Mingrone) P. Peterson, Annable & Rieseberg -- Columbian onion 
                         Species Allium constrictum (Ownbey & Mingrone) P. Peterson, Annable & Rieseberg -- Grand Coulee onion 
                         Species Allium coryi M.E. Jones -- yellowflower onion 
                         Species Allium cratericola Eastw. -- Cascade onion 
                         Species Allium crenulatum Wieg. -- Olympic onion 
                         Species Allium crispum Greene -- crinkled onion 
                         Species Allium cuthbertii Small -- striped garlic 
                         Species Allium denticulatum (Ownbey & Aase) McNeal -- toothed onion 
                         Species Allium diabolense (Ownbey & Aase) McNeal -- serpentine onion 
                         Species Allium dichlamydeum Greene -- coastal onion 
                         Species Allium dictuon St. John -- Blue Mountain onion 
                         Species Allium douglasii Hook. -- Douglas' onion 
                         Species Allium drummondii Regel -- drummond onion, Drummond's onion 
                         Species Allium elmendorfii M.E. Jones ex Ownbey -- Elmendorf's onion 
                         Species Allium falcifolium Hook. & Arn. -- scytheleaf onion 
                         Species Allium fibrillum M.E. Jones -- Cuddy Mountain onion 
                         Species Allium fimbriatum S. Wats. -- fringed onion 
                         Species Allium fistulosum L. -- welsh onion 
                         Species Allium geyeri S. Wats. -- Geyer onion, Geyer's onion 
                         Species Allium glandulosum Link & Otto -- gland onion 
                         Species Allium gooddingii Ownbey -- Goodding's onion 
                         Species Allium haematochiton S. Wats. -- redskin onion 
                         Species Allium hickmanii Eastw. -- Hickman's onion 
                         Species Allium hoffmanii Ownbey -- beegum onion 
                         Species Allium howellii Eastw. -- Howell's onion 
                         Species Allium hyalinum Curran -- glassy onion 
                         Species Allium jepsonii (Ownbey & Aase) S. Denison & McNeal -- Jepson's onion 
                         Species Allium kunthii G. Don -- Kunth's onion 
                         Species Allium lacunosum S. Wats. -- pitted onion 
                         Species Allium lemmonii S. Wats. -- Lemmon onion, Lemmon's onion 
                         Species Allium macropetalum Rydb. -- largeflower onion, largeflower wild onion 
                         Species Allium macrum S. Wats. -- rock onion 
                         Species Allium madidum S. Wats. -- swamp onion 
                         Species Allium membranaceum Ownbey -- papery onion 
                         Species Allium monticola A. Davids. -- San Bernardino Mountain onion 
                         Species Allium munzii (Ownbey & Aase) McNeal -- Munz's onion 
                         Species Allium neapolitanum Cirillo -- white garlic 
                         Species Allium nevadense S. Wats. -- Nevada onion 
                         Species Allium nevii S. Wats. -- Nevius' garlic 
                         Species Allium nigrum L. -- black garlic 
                         Species Allium obtusum J.G. Lemmon -- red Sierra onion, red Sierran onion 
                         Species Allium odorum L. -- Chinese chives 
                         Species Allium oleraceum L. -- field garlic 
                         Species Allium oxyphilum Wherry -- lillydale onion 
                         Species Allium paniculatum L. -- Mediterranean onion, wild onion 
                         Species Allium parishii S. Wats. -- Parish's onion 
                         Species Allium parryi S. Wats. -- Parry's fringed onion 
                         Species Allium parvum Kellogg -- small onion 
                         Species Allium passeyi N.& A. Holmgren -- Passey's onion 
                         Species Allium peninsulare J.G. Lemmon ex Greene -- Mexicali onion 
                         Species Allium perdulce S.V. Fraser -- plains onion 
                         Species Allium platycaule S. Wats. -- broadstem onion, broadstemmed onion 
                         Species Allium pleianthum S. Wats. -- manyflower onion 
                         Species Allium plummerae S. Wats. -- Tanners Canyon onion 
                         Species Allium porrum L. -- garden leek 
                         Species Allium praecox Brandeg. -- early onion 
                         Species Allium punctum Henderson -- dotted onion 
                         Species Allium robinsonii Henderson -- Robinson's onion 
                         Species Allium runyonii Ownbey -- Runyon's onion 
                         Species Allium sanbornii Wood -- Sanborn's onion 
                         Species Allium sativum L. -- cultivated garlic 
                         Species Allium schoenoprasum L. -- wild chive, wild chives 
                         Species Allium scilloides Dougl. ex S. Wats. -- fragile onion 
                         Species Allium scorodoprasum Linnaeus  
                         Species Allium scorodoprasum L. -- sand leek 
                         Species Allium serra McNeal & Ownbey -- jeweled onion 
                         Species Allium serratum S. Wats. -- pompom onion 
                         Species Allium sharsmithiae (Ownby & Aase) McNeal -- Sharsmith's onion 
                         Species Allium shevockii McNeal -- Spanish Needle onion 
                         Species Allium simillimum Henderson -- simil onion 
                         Species Allium siskiyouense Ownbey -- Siskiyou onion 
                         Species Allium speculae Ownbey & Aase -- Little River Canyon onion 
                         Species Allium stellatum Nutt. ex Ker-Gawl. -- autumn onion, prairie onion 
                         Species Allium textile A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. -- prairie onion, textile onion, wild onion 
                         Species Allium tolmiei (Hook.) Baker ex S. Wats. -- Tolm's onion, Tolmie onion, Tolmie's onion 
                         Species Allium tribracteatum Torr. -- threebract onion 
                         Species Allium tricoccum Ait. -- ail des bois, ramp, small white leek, wild leek 
                         Species Allium triquetrum L. -- threecorner leek 
                         Species Allium tuberosum Rottl. ex Spreng. -- Chinese chives 
                         Species Allium tuolumnense (Ownbey & Aase) S. Denison & McNeal -- Rawhide HIll onion 
                         Species Allium unifolium Kellogg -- oneleaf onion 
                         Species Allium validum S. Wats. -- Pacific onion, swamp onion 
                         Species Allium victorialis L. -- victory onion 
                         Species Allium vineale L. -- wild garlic 
                         Species Allium yosemitense Eastw. -- Yosemite onion 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: John Kartesz  
  Notes: Biota of North America Project (BONAP), University of North Carolina   
  Reference for: Allium   
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: ITIS*ca, website (version 2002)  
  Acquired: 2003   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: oignon [French]   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Allium   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Allium   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Allium   
       
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