PLANTS Profile for Allium columbianum (Columbian onion)

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Allium columbianum (Ownbey & Mingrone) P. Peterson, Annable & Rieseberg
Columbian onion

Symbol:

ALCO2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Liliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Allium columbianum (Ownbey & Mingrone) P. Peterson, Annable & Rieseberg

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Synonyms:
Allium columbianum (Ownbey & Mingrone) P. Peterson, Annable & Rieseberg

ALDOC

Allium douglasii Hook. var. columbianum Ownbey & Mingrone

Distribution:
Allium columbianum (Ownbey & Mingrone) P. Peterson, Annable & Rieseberg


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USA (ID, MT, WA)

Related Taxa:
Allium columbianum (Ownbey & Mingrone) P. Peterson, Annable & Rieseberg

View 108 genera in Liliaceae, 112 species in Allium

Classification:
Allium columbianum (Ownbey & Mingrone) P. Peterson, Annable & Rieseberg

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Liliales
Family	Liliaceae – Lily family
Genus	Allium L. – onion
Species	Allium columbianum (Ownbey & Mingrone) P. Peterson, Annable & Rieseberg – Columbian onion

Noxious Weed Information:
Allium columbianum (Ownbey & Mingrone) P. Peterson, Annable & Rieseberg

The related entity italicized and indented above is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Arkansas:
Allium
wild onion, wild garlic		Noxious weed

U.S. Weed Information:
Allium columbianum (Ownbey & Mingrone) P. Peterson, Annable & Rieseberg

Allium
wild onion, wild garlic

The related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE

Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.

More Accounts and Images:
Allium columbianum (Ownbey & Mingrone) P. Peterson, Annable & Rieseberg

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 182645.

Time Generated: 11/02/2008 01:32 PM MST