Allium coryi
| Yellowflower onion | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. coryi
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| Binomial name | |
| Allium coryi M.E. Jones
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Allium crenulatum Wiegand | |
Allium coryi, common name yellowflower onion, is a plant species endemic to trans-Pecos Texas, but sometimes cultivated as an ornamental elsewhere. It is reported in the wild from only five counties: Brewster, Presidio, Jeff Davis, Pecos and Terrell. Some of the populations lie inside Big Bend National Park.[2][3]
Allium coryi grows on rocky slopes and plains at elevations of 800–1400 m. It produces egg-shaped bulbs up to 2 cm long. Flowers are bright yellow, up to 10 mm across; anthers and pollen are yellow.[2][4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ Bailey, L.H. & E.Z. Bailey. 1976. Hortus Third i–xiv, 1–1290. MacMillan, New York.
- ^ a b Flora of North America v 26, p 239, Allium coryi
- ^ BONAP (Biota of North America Program), floristic synthesis, Allium coryi
- ^ photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, isotype of Allium coryi
- ^ Jones, Marcus Eugene. 1930. Contributions to Western Botany 17: 21.
- ^ Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas i–xv, 1–1881. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson.
