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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial Similar Species: Allium spp.
General Desc:
Corms (onion-like) fibrous-coated; leaves 1 or 2, basal, narrow, 5 to 15 inches long, to 1/8 inch wide, flat, often revolute (rolled backward), not hairy; clusters of yellow to orange flowers on stems to 12 inches tall, smooth, rough towards the base.
Identification notes: Onion-like, but no smell; leaves narrow, margins rolled downward, smaller up the stem; flowers shallowly bowl-shaped, sepals, petals bright yellow to orange, fade to purple; stamen length equal or nearly so, attach at same level of flower tubes.
Height:
To 12 inches
Habitat Description: Partially shaded sites, pine forests, montane habitats. Known only in Arizona.
Plant Communities:
Montane Conifer Forest
Elevation: 5000 - 7500 feet
Color:
Yellow to orange fading to purplish
Shape:
Regular in round clusters
Tubular:
Y
Flowering Period:
May - Aug
Description:
Flowers clustered at the end of stems, l, shallowly bowl-shaped; tepals (petals and sepals) narrowly lance-shaped, ascending to slightly spreading; stamens mostly protruding from the flowers; bracts purplish, petals longer than the tube.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Basal
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
No
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Narrow, 5 to 15 inches long, to 1/8 inch wide, flat, often revolute (rolled backward), not hairy.
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Capsule, egg-shaped, short-stalked.
Seed Notes: Seeds nearly round, black.
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