Mt. Pinos Onion (Allium howellii var. clokeyi)

Global Rank: T2 - Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Liliaceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 138198
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection: 06/01/2017

Description:

Allium howellii var. clokeyi, also known as Mt. Pinos Onion, is a perennial herb which emerges from a reddish-brown 2 cm bulb into a single stem plant which may exceed half a meter in height. The inflorescence can hold up to 100 dark-veined whitish-purple flowers (1 cm long) which bloom from April to June.

Where is Mt. Pinos Onion (Allium howellii var. clokeyi) located in the wild?

Habitat:

Allium howellii var. clokeyi tends to grow in silty, granitic soils, at elevations from 700-6100 feet.

Distribution:

Allium howellii var. clokeyi is native to the Transverse Region of Southern and Central California.

States & Provinces:

Mt. Pinos Onion can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Mt. Pinos Onion (Allium howellii var. clokeyi)?

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 06/13/17

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Conservation Actions

09/01/2020

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden holds 1 accessions of Allium howellii var. clokeyi in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 200 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.

08/05/2020

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden has collected 1 seed accessions of Allium howellii var. clokeyi from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 20 maternal plants