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Three-bract Onion (Allium tribracteatum)

Kevin vouchers Allium tribracteatum and Lomatium stebbinsii - with Kevin Mason.

 Photo Credit: Sean Carson
  • Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Liliaceae
  • State: CA
  • Nature Serve ID: 134215
  • Lifeform: Forb/herb
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 12/23/2021
Description:

Where is Three-bract Onion (Allium tribracteatum) located in the wild?

Habitat:

This species is a narrow endemic only occurring on thin volcanic soils composed of Andocite and Rhyolite, on ridge tops at high elevations. It is also reported that this species will grow on volcanic openings (pers. comm. Margaret Willits). (NatureServe 2022)

Distribution:

Found in Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, and Tuolumne Counties, California (CNPS 2017). (NatureServe 2022)

States & Provinces:

Three-bract Onion can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Three-bract Onion (Allium tribracteatum)?

  • University of California Botanical Garden

    Not Sponsored
    Assigned 02/09/18

  • Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

    Not Sponsored
    Assigned 12/23/21
    • 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.

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    Nomenclature
    Taxon Allium tribracteatum
    Authority Torr.
    Family Liliaceae
    CPC Number 9243
    ITIS 42654
    USDA ALTR2
    Duration Perennial
    Common Names Three-bract Onion
    Associated Scientific Names Allium tribracteatum
    Distribution Found in Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, and Tuolumne Counties, California (CNPS 2017). (NatureServe 2022)
    State Rank
    State State Rank
    California S2
    Ecological Relationships

    Photos

    Kevin vouchers Allium tribracteatum and Lomatium stebbinsii - with Kevin Mason.

    Photo Credit: Sean Carson

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