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Yosemite Onion (Allium yosemitense)

  • Global Rank: G3 - Vulnerable
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Liliaceae
  • State: CA
  • Nature Serve ID: 148617
  • Lifeform: Forb/herb
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 07/02/2022
Description:

Where is Yosemite Onion (Allium yosemitense) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Yosemite Onion can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Yosemite Onion (Allium yosemitense)?

  • University of California Davis Arboretum & Public Garden

    Not Sponsored
    Conservation Actions
    Assigned 12/02/22

  • University of California-Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden

    Not Sponsored
    Assigned 04/24/23
    • CPC's Plant Sponsorship Program provides long term stewardship of rare plants in our National Collection. We are so grateful for all our donors who have made the Plant Sponsorship Program so successful. We are in the process of acknowledging all our wonderful plant sponsorship donors on our website. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.

    Conservation Actions

    Tina Stanley
    • 12/02/2022
      • Seed Collection

    UC Davis Arboretum and Public Gardens collected this species from the wild in July, 2022.

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    Nomenclature
    Taxon Allium yosemitense
    Authority Eastw.
    Family Liliaceae
    CPC Number 449704
    ITIS 42657
    USDA ALYO
    Duration Perennial
    Common Names Yosemite Onion
    Associated Scientific Names Allium yosemitense
    Distribution
    State Rank
    State State Rank
    California S3
    Ecological Relationships

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