Genus:Allium subgenus: Amerallium section: Caulorhizideum Family:Amaryllidaceae subfamily: Allioideae tribe: Allieae. Also placed in:
AlliaceaeLiliaceae Nomen number: 404147 Place of publication: S. Watson et al., Botany [fortieth parallel] 350. 1871 (in C. King, U.S. geol. explor. 40th Parallel vol. 5) Name verified on: 16-Jan-2007 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 17-Jul-2008
No species priority site assigned.
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Nguyen, N. H. et al.
2008. A molecular phylogeny of the wild onions (Allium; Alliaceae) with a focus on the western North American center of diversity.
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