Allium cernuum

Allium cernuum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Allioideae
Tribus: Allieae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Amerallium
Sectio: A. sect. Lophioprason
Subsectio: A. subsect. Cernua
Species: Allium cernuum

Name

Allium cernuum Roth, Arch. Bot. (Leipzig) 1(2): 40. 1798.

Synonyms

Homotypic

• Calliprena cernua (Roth) Salisb., Gen. Pl.: 89. 1866.
• Cepa cernua (Roth) Moench, Suppl. Meth.: 80. 1802.
• Gynodon cernuum (Roth) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 18. 1837.

Heterotypic

• Allium alatum Schreb. ex Roth, Arch. Bot. (Leipzig) 1(3): 40. 1798.
• Allium allegheniense Small, Fl. S.E. U.S. 1: 263. 1903.
• Allium cernuum f. alba J.K.Henry, Ottawa Naturalist 31: 56. 1917.
• Allium cernuum f. obtusum Cockerell, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 18: 173. 1891.
• Allium cernuum subsp. neomexicanum (Rydb.) Traub & Ownbey, Pl. Life 23: 110. 1967.
• Allium cernuum subsp. obtusum (Cockerell) Traub & Ownbey, Pl. Life 23: 110. 1967.
• Allium cernuum var. neomexicanum (Rydb.) J.F.Macbr., Contr. Gray Herb. 56: 5. 1918.
• Allium cernuum var. obtusum (Cockerell) Cockerell, Contr. W. Bot. 10: 8. 1902.
• Allium neomexicanum Rydb., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 541. 1899.
• Allium nutans Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg. 7: 1088. 1830), nom. illeg.
• Allium oxyphilum Wherry, J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 15: 370. 1925.
• Allium recurvatum Rydb., Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 94. 1900.
• Allium tricorne Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 1: 270. 1810.
• Gynodon elliotii Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 18. 1837.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alabama; Alberta; Arizona; Arkansas; British Columbia; Colorado; District of Columbia; Georgia; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kentucky; Maryland; Mexico Northeast; Michigan; Minnesota; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; New Mexico; New York; North Carolina; Ohio; Ontario; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Saskatchewan; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Virginia; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Roth, A.W., Arch. Bot. (Leipzig) 1(2): 40 1798.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Allium cernuum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 20. Reference page. 
• USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006 (http://plants.usda.gov). Data compiled from various sources by Mark W. Skinner. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Vernacular names

English: Nodding onion, Lady's leek
svenska: Prärielök

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