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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Allium

Hierarchical position of the Genus Allium

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: angiosperms, flowering plants       Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: Angiosperms       Classis  Liliopsida Brongn. pub. Enum. Pl. Mus. Paris: xv, 17. 12 Aug 1843. common name: Monocots       Subclassis  Liliidae J.H. Schaffn. pub. Ohio Naturalist 11: 413. Dec 1911.       SuperOrdo  Lilianae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 473. Jan-Mar 1967.       Ordo  Amaryllidales Bromhead pub. 1840       Familia  Alliaceae J. Agardh pub. Theoria Syst. Pl.: 32. Apr-Sep 1858, nom. cons.       Subfamilia  Allioideae Herb. pub. Amaryllidaceae: 48. late Apr 1837.       Tribus  Allieae Dumort. pub. Fl. Belg.: 139. 1827.       Subtribus  Alliinae Parl. pub. Fl. Ital. 2: 510. 1852.       Genus  Allium L. pub. (1753) common name: onion

Named members of the Genus Allium

1	Species  aaseae Ownbey common name: South Idaho onion
2	Species  abramsii (Ownbey & Aase) McNeal common name: Abrams' allium
3	Species  acetabulum (Raf.) Shinners syn. Allium canadense var. canadense
4	Species  acuminatum Hook.
	5    Varietas  cuspidatum Fern. syn. Allium acuminatum
6	Species  allegheniense Small
7	Species  ambiguum M.E. Jones syn. Allium obtusum var. obtusum
8	Species  ampeloprasum L.
	9    Varietas  ampeloprasum common name: broadleaf wild leek 10    Varietas  atroviolaceum (Boiss.) Regel common name: broadleaf wild leek 11    Varietas  porrum (L.) Gay syn. Allium porrum
12	Species  amplectens Torr. common name: narrowleaf onion
13	Species  anceps Kellogg common name: twinleaf onion
14	Species  arenicola Osterhout, non Small syn. Allium geyeri var. tenerum
15	Species  aridum Rydb. syn. Allium textile
16	Species  ascalonicum L. common name: wild onion
17	Species  atrorubens S. Wats.
	18    Varietas  atrorubens common name: darkred onion 19    Varietas  cristatum (S. Wats.) McNeal common name: darkred onion 20    Subspecies  inyoensis (M.E. Jones) Traub syn. Allium atrorubens var. cristatum 21    Varietas  inyoensis (M.E. Jones) Ownbey & Aase syn. Allium atrorubens var. cristatum
22	Species  attenuifolium Kellogg syn. Allium amplectens
23	Species  austinae M.E. Jones syn. Allium campanulatum
24	Species  bakeri Regel syn. Allium chinense
25	Species  bidwelliae S. Wats. syn. Allium campanulatum
26	Species  bigelovii S. Wats. common name: Bigelow's onion
27	Species  bisceptrum S. Wats.
	28    Varietas  bisceptrum common name: twincrest onion 29    Varietas  palmeri (S. Wats.) Cronq. common name: aspen onion
30	Species  bivalve (L.) Kuntze syn. Nothoscordum bivalve
31	Species  bolanderi S. Wats.
	32    Varietas  bolanderi common name: Bolander's onion 33    Varietas  mirabile (Henderson) McNeal common name: Bolander's onion 34    Varietas  stenanthum (E. Drew) Jepson common name: Bolander's onion
35	Species  brandegeei S. Wats. common name: Brandegee's onion
36	Species  brevistylum S. Wats. common name: shortstyle onion
37	Species  breweri S. Wats. syn. Allium falcifolium
38	Species  burdickii (Hanes) A.G. Jones common name: narrowleaf wild leek
39	Species  burlewii A. Davids. common name: Burlew's onion
40	Species  campanulatum S. Wats.
	41    Varietas  bidwelliae (S. Wats.) Jepson syn. Allium campanulatum
42	Species  canadense L.
	43    Varietas  canadense common name: meadow garlic 44    Subspecies  ecristatum (M.E. Jones) Traub & Ownbey syn. Allium canadense var. ecristatum 45    Varietas  ecristatum (M.E. Jones) Ownbey common name: meadow garlic 46    Varietas  fraseri Ownbey common name: Fraser meadow garlic 47    Subspecies  hyacinthoides (Bush) Traub & Ownbey syn. Allium canadense var. hyacinthoides 48    Varietas  hyacinthoides (Bush) Ownbey & Aase common name: hyacinth meadow garlic 49    Subspecies  lavandulare (Bates) Traub & Ownbey syn. Allium canadense var. lavandulare 50    Varietas  lavandulare (Bates) Ownbey & Aase common name: meadow garlic 51    Subspecies  mobilense (Regel) Traub & Ownbey syn. Allium canadense var. mobilense 52    Varietas  mobilense (Regel) Ownbey common name: meadow garlic 53    Varietas  ovoideum Farw. syn. Allium canadense var. canadense 54    Varietas  robustum Farw. syn. Allium canadense var. canadense
55	Species  cascadense M.E. Peck syn. Allium crenulatum
56	Species  cepa L. common name: yellow onion, shallot
	57    Varietas  aggregatum G. Don syn. Allium cepa var. cepa 58    Varietas  bulbiferum Bailey syn. Allium cepa var. viviparum 59    Varietas  cepa common name: garden onion 60    Varietas  multiplicans Bailey syn. Allium cepa var. cepa 61    Varietas  proliferum (Moench) Regel syn. Allium cepa var. cepa 62    Varietas  solaninum Alef. syn. Allium cepa var. cepa 63    Varietas  viviparum M.C. Metz common name: garden onion, Egyptian onion, top onion, tree onion
64	Species  cernuum Roth common name: flowering onion
	65    Varietas  cernuum common name: nodding onion 66    Varietas  neomexicanum (Rydb.) J.F. Macbr. common name: New Mexican nodding onion 67    Varietas  obtusum Cockerell ex J.F. Macbr. common name: nodding onion
68	Species  chinense G. Don common name: rakkyo
69	Species  collinum Dougl. ex S. Wats. syn. Allium fibrillum
70	Species  columbianum (Ownbey & Mingrone) P. Peterson, Annable common name: Columbian onion
71	Species  constrictum (Ownbey & Mingrone) P. Peterson, Annable common name: Grand Coulee onion
72	Species  continuum Small syn. Allium canadense var. canadense
73	Species  coryi M.E. Jones common name: yellowflower onion
74	Species  cratericola Eastw. common name: Cascade onion
75	Species  crenulatum Wieg. common name: Olympic onion
76	Species  crispum Greene common name: crinkled onion
77	Species  cristatum S. Wats. syn. Allium atrorubens var. cristatum
78	Species  croceum Torr. syn. Bloomeria crocea var. crocea
79	Species  cusickii S. Wats. syn. Allium tolmiei var. tolmiei
80	Species  cuthbertii Small common name: striped garlic
81	Species  davisiae M.E. Jones syn. Allium lacunosum var. davisiae
82	Species  denticulatum (Ownbey & Aase) McNeal common name: toothed onion
83	Species  diabolense (Ownbey & Aase) McNeal common name: serpentine onion
84	Species  dichlamydeum Greene common name: coastal onion
85	Species  dictuon St. John common name: Blue Mountain onion
86	Species  dictyotum Greene syn. Allium geyeri var. geyeri
87	Species  diehlii (M.E. Jones) M.E. Jones syn. Allium brandegeei
88	Species  douglasii Hook.
	89    Varietas  columbianum Ownbey & Mingrone syn. Allium columbianum 90    Varietas  constrictum Ownbey & Mingrone syn. Allium constrictum 91    Varietas  nevii (S. Wats.) Ownbey & Mingrone syn. Allium nevii
92	Species  drummondii Regel common name: Drummond's onion
93	Species  elmendorfii M.E. Jones ex Ownbey common name: Elmendorf's onion
94	Species  equicaeleste St. John syn. Allium macrum
95	Species  falcifolium Hook. & Arn.
	96    Varietas  demissum Jepson syn. Allium siskiyouense
97	Species  fibrillum M.E. Jones common name: Cuddy Mountain onion
98	Species  fibrosum Rydb., non Regel syn. Allium geyeri var. tenerum
99	Species  fimbriatum S. Wats.
	100    Varietas  abramsii Ownbey & Aase syn. Allium abramsii 101    Varietas  denticulatum Ownbey & Aase syn. Allium denticulatum 102    Varietas  diabolense Ownbey & Aase syn. Allium diabolense 103    Varietas  fimbriatum common name: fringed onion 104    Subspecies  mohavense (Tidestrom) Traub & Ownbey syn. Allium fimbriatum var. mohavense 105    Varietas  mohavense (Tidestrom) Jepson common name: Mojave fringed onion 106    Varietas  munzii Ownbey & Aase syn. Allium munzii 107    Subspecies  parryi (S. Wats.) Traub & Ownbey syn. Allium parryi 108    Varietas  parryi (S. Wats.) Ownbey & Aase syn. Allium parryi 109    Subspecies  purdyi (Eastw.) Traub & Ownbey syn. Allium fimbriatum var. purdyi 110    Varietas  purdyi (Eastw.) Ownbey & Aase common name: Purdy's fringed onion 111    Varietas  sharsmithiae Ownbey & Aase syn. Allium sharsmithiae
112	Species  fistulosum L. common name: welsh onion, Japanese bunching onion
113	Species  fragile A. Nels. syn. Allium scilloides
114	Species  fragrans auct. non Vent. syn. Nothoscordum borbonicum
115	Species  fraseri (Ownbey) Shinners syn. Allium canadense var. fraseri
116	Species  geyeri S. Wats.
	117    Varietas  chatterleyi Welsh common name: Geyer's onion 118    Varietas  geyeri common name: Geyer's onion 119    Varietas  graniferum Henderson syn. Allium geyeri var. tenerum 120    Subspecies  tenerum (M.E. Jones) Traub & Ownbey syn. Allium geyeri var. tenerum 121    Varietas  tenerum M.E. Jones common name: bulbil onion 122    Varietas  textile (A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr.) Boivin syn. Allium textile
123	Species  glandulosum Link & Otto common name: gland onion
124	Species  gooddingii Ownbey common name: Goodding's onion
125	Species  haematochiton S. Wats. common name: redskin onion
126	Species  helleri Small syn. Allium drummondii
127	Species  hickmanii Eastw. common name: Hickman's onion
128	Species  hoffmanii Ownbey common name: beegum onion
129	Species  howellii Eastw.
	130    Varietas  clokeyi Ownbey & Aase common name: Clokey's onion 131    Varietas  howellii common name: Howell's onion 132    Subspecies  sanbenitense (Traub) Traub & Ownbey syn. Allium howellii var. sanbenitense 133    Varietas  sanbenitense (Traub) Ownbey & Aase common name: San Benito onion
134	Species  hyacinthoides Bush syn. Allium canadense var. hyacinthoides
135	Species  hyalinum Curran common name: glassy onion
136	Species  incisum A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. syn. Allium lemmonii
137	Species  inodorum Ait. syn. Allium neapolitanum
138	Species  intactum Jepson syn. Allium sanbornii var. congdonii
139	Species  inyonis M.E. Jones syn. Allium atrorubens var. cristatum
140	Species  jepsonii (Ownbey & Aase) S. Denison & McNeal common name: Jepson's onion
141	Species  johnstonii M.E. Jones ex Jepson syn. Allium burlewii
142	Species  kunthii G. Don common name: Kunth's onion
143	Species  lacunosum S. Wats.
	144    Varietas  davisiae (M.E. Jones) McNeal & Ownbey common name: pitted onion 145    Varietas  kernense McNeal & Ownbey common name: Kern's pitted onion 146    Varietas  lacunosum common name: pitted onion 147    Varietas  micranthum Eastw. common name: pitted onion
148	Species  lavandulare Bates
	149    Subspecies  fraseri (Ownbey) Traub & Owenbey syn. Allium canadense var. fraseri 150    Varietas  fraseri (Ownbey) Shinners syn. Allium canadense var. fraseri
151	Species  lemmonii S. Wats. common name: Lemmon's onion
152	Species  macropetalum Rydb. common name: largeflower onion
153	Species  macrum S. Wats. common name: rock onion
154	Species  madidum S. Wats. common name: swamp onion
155	Species  marvinii A. Davids. syn. Allium haematochiton
156	Species  membranaceum Ownbey common name: papery onion
157	Species  microscordion Small syn. Allium canadense var. mobilense
158	Species  minimum M.E. Jones syn. Allium brandegeei
159	Species  mirabile Henderson syn. Allium bolanderi var. mirabile
160	Species  miser Piper syn. Allium punctum
161	Species  mobilense Regel syn. Allium canadense var. mobilense
162	Species  modocense Jepson syn. Allium parvum
163	Species  mohavense Tidestrom syn. Allium fimbriatum var. mohavense
164	Species  monospermum Jepson syn. Allium amplectens
165	Species  monticola A. Davids.
	166    Varietas  keckii (Munz) Ownbey & Aase syn. Allium monticola
167	Species  multibulbosum Jacq. syn. Allium nigrum
168	Species  munzii (Ownbey & Aase) McNeal common name: Munz's onion
169	Species  mutabile Michx. syn. Allium canadense var. mobilense
170	Species  natans Rydb. syn. Allium cernuum var. obtusum
171	Species  neapolitanum Cirillo common name: white garlic
172	Species  neomexicanum Rydb. syn. Allium cernuum var. neomexicanum
173	Species  nevadense S. Wats.
	174    Varietas  cristatum (S. Wats.) Ownbey syn. Allium atrorubens var. cristatum
175	Species  nevii S. Wats. common name: Nevius' garlic
176	Species  nigrum L. common name: black garlic
177	Species  nuttallii S. Wats. syn. Allium drummondii
178	Species  obtusum J.G. Lemmon
	179    Varietas  conspicuum Mortola & McNeal common name: red Sierra onion 180    Varietas  obtusum common name: red Sierra onion
181	Species  occidentale Gray syn. Allium amplectens
182	Species  odorum L. common name: Chinese chives, onion
183	Species  oleraceum L. common name: field garlic
184	Species  oxyphilum Wherry common name: lillydale onion
185	Species  palmeri S. Wats. syn. Allium bisceptrum var. palmeri
186	Species  paniculatum L. common name: Mediterranean onion
187	Species  parishii S. Wats.
	188    Varietas  keckii Munz syn. Allium monticola
189	Species  parryi S. Wats. common name: Parry's fringed onion
190	Species  parvum Kellogg
	191    Varietas  brucae M.E. Jones syn. Allium cratericola 192    Varietas  jacintense Munz syn. Allium cratericola
193	Species  passeyi N.& A. Holmgren common name: Passey's onion
194	Species  peninsulare J.G. Lemmon ex Greene
	195    Varietas  crispum (Greene) Jepson syn. Allium crispum 196    Varietas  franciscanum McNeal & Ownbey common name: San Francisco onion 197    Varietas  peninsulare common name: penisula onion
198	Species  perdulce S.V. Fraser
	199    Varietas  perdulce common name: plains onion 200    Varietas  sperryi Ownbey common name: Sperry's onion
201	Species  platycaule S. Wats. common name: broadstemmed onion
202	Species  platyphyllum Tidestrom syn. Allium tolmiei var. platyphyllum
203	Species  pleianthum S. Wats. common name: manyflower onion
204	Species  plummerae S. Wats. common name: Tanners Canyon onion
205	Species  porrum L. common name: garden leek, leek
206	Species  praecox Brandeg. common name: early onion
207	Species  punctum Henderson common name: dotted onion
208	Species  purdyi Eastw. syn. Allium fimbriatum var. purdyi
209	Species  recurvatum Rydb. syn. Allium cernuum var. obtusum
210	Species  reticulatum G. Don
	211    Varietas  ecristatum M.E. Jones syn. Allium canadense var. ecristatum 212    Varietas  playanum M.E. Jones syn. Allium textile
213	Species  rhizomatum Woot. & Standl. syn. Allium glandulosum
214	Species  robinsonii Henderson common name: Robinson's onion
215	Species  rotundum L. syn. Allium scorodoprasum ssp. rotundum
216	Species  rubrum Osterhout syn. Allium geyeri var. tenerum
217	Species  runyonii Ownbey common name: Runyon's onion
218	Species  rydbergii J.F. Macbr. syn. Allium geyeri var. tenerum
219	Species  sabulicola Osterhout syn. Allium geyeri var. tenerum
220	Species  sanbenitense Traub syn. Allium howellii var. sanbenitense
221	Species  sanbornii Wood
	222    Varietas  congdonii Jepson common name: Congdon's onion 223    Subspecies  intactum (Jepson) Traub syn. Allium sanbornii var. congdonii 224    Varietas  jepsonii Ownbey & Aase syn. Allium jepsonii 225    Varietas  sanbornii common name: Sanborn's onion 226    Varietas  tuolumnense Ownbey & Aase syn. Allium tuolumnense
227	Species  sativum L. common name: garlic
228	Species  scaposum Benth. syn. Allium kunthii
229	Species  schoenoprasum L.
	230    Varietas  laurentianum Fern. syn. Allium schoenoprasum var. sibiricum 231    Varietas  schoenoprasum common name: wild chives 232    Subspecies  sibiricum (L.) Celak. syn. Allium schoenoprasum var. sibiricum 233    Varietas  sibiricum (L.) Hartman common name: wild chives
234	Species  scilloides Dougl. ex S. Wats. common name: fragile onion
235	Species  scissum A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. syn. Allium lemmonii
236	Species  scorodoprasum L. common name: elephant garlic
	237    Subspecies  rotundum (L.) Stearn common name: sand leek
238	Species  serra McNeal & Ownbey common name: jeweled onion
239	Species  sharsmithiae (Ownby & Aase) McNeal common name: Sharsmith's onion
240	Species  shevockii McNeal common name: Spanish Needle onion
241	Species  sibiricum L. syn. Allium schoenoprasum var. sibiricum
242	Species  simillimum Henderson common name: simil onion
243	Species  siskiyouense Ownbey common name: Siskiyou onion
244	Species  speculae Ownbey & Aase common name: Little River Canyon onion
245	Species  stellatum Nutt. ex Ker-Gawl. common name: autumn onion
246	Species  stenanthum E. Drew syn. Allium bolanderi var. stenanthum
247	Species  textile A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. common name: textile onion
248	Species  tolmiei (Hook.) Baker ex S. Wats.
	249    Varietas  persimile Ownbey common name: sevendevils onion 250    Varietas  platyphyllum (Tidestrom) Ownbey common name: Wallowa onion 251    Varietas  tolmiei common name: Tolm's onion
252	Species  tribracteatum Torr.
	253    Varietas  andersonii S. Wats. syn. Allium parvum 254    Varietas  diehlii M.E. Jones syn. Allium brandegeei
255	Species  tricoccum Ait.
	256    Varietas  burdickii Hanes syn. Allium burdickii
257	Species  triquetrum L. common name: three-corner leek
258	Species  tuberosum Rottl. ex Spreng. common name: Chinese chives
259	Species  tuolumnense (Ownbey & Aase) S. Denison & McNeal common name: Rawhide HIll onion
260	Species  unifolium Kellogg common name: oneleaf onion
261	Species  validum S. Wats. common name: Pacific onion
262	Species  vancouverense Macoun syn. Allium crenulatum
263	Species  victorialis L.
	264    Subspecies  platyphyllum Hult�n syn. Allium victorialis
265	Species  vineale L.
	266    Subspecies  compactum (Thuill.) Coss. & Germ. common name: compact onion 267    Varietas  compactum (Thuill.) Aschers. syn. Allium vineale ssp. compactum 268    Subspecies  vineale common name: wild garlic
269	Species  watsonii T.J. Howell syn. Allium crenulatum
270	Species  yosemitense Eastw. common name: Yosemite onion
271	Species  zenobine Cory syn. Allium canadense var. mobilense

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