Twinleaf onion

Also known as Allium anceps

species of plant

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Within Vinony's link graph, Twinleaf onion is referenced by 117 other articles, and connects out to California, plant and Nevada.

Vinony files it under Allium, Flora of California and Flora of Idaho.

Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

twinleaf onion

species

Observations446

Bulbs 1–5, not clustered on stout primary rhizome, ovoid, 1.5–2 × 1.2–2 cm; outer coats enclosing 1 or more bulbs, brown to yellow-brown, membranous, ± prominently cellular-reticulate, cells in regular vertical rows, narrowly rectangular, transversely elongate, without fibers; inner coats white, cells obscure, transversely elongate. Leaves usually deciduous with scape, withering from tip at anthesis, 2, basally sheathing, sheaths not extending much above soil surface; blade solid, flat, falcate, 7–26 cm × 4–6 mm, margins entire. Scape usually forming abcission layer and deciduous with leaves after seeds mature, frequently breaking at this level after pressing, solitary, erect, solid, flattened, narrowly winged, 10–15 cm × 1–3 mm. Umbel persistent, erect, ± compact, 15–35-flowered, hemispheric, bulbils unknown; spathe bracts persistent, 2, 10–13-veined, ovate, ± equal, apex acute. Flowers stellate, 8–12 mm; tepals spreading, light pink with diffuse greenish midveins, linear-lanceolate, ± equal, papery, withering in fruit, margins entire, apex acute; stamens ± equaling tepals; anthers yellow; pollen yellow; ovary crested; processes 6, central, rounded, minute, margins entire; style l

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