Allium brandegeei
(Brandegee’s Onion)
Allium brandegeei, CR 12, Kebler Pass, Gunnison Co. 3893
Allium brandegeei, CR 12, Kebler Pass, Gunnison Co. 3897
Allium brandegeei, CR 12, Kebler Pass, Gunnison Co. 3889
| Scientific Name | Allium brandegeei | USDA PLANTS Symbol | ALBR |
| Common Name | Brandegee's Onion | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 42716 |
| Family | Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Plains to subalpine (3900 to 10800 ft.); sandy, rocky soils. Plant: Short, erect perennial 3 to 10 inches tall. Leaves: One or two narrow, green, linear leaves 3 to 10 inches long, usually persistent (lasting until bloom time). Inflorescence: Erect, compact umbel atop a short (1 to 3-inch long) scape; 8 to 25 bell-shaped flowers with white lanceolate to elliptic tepals with prominent green to purplish midvein; two ovate spathe bracts with pointed tips just below the umbel. Bloom Period: May to July. Reference: "The Alpine Flora of the Rocky Mountains" by Richard W. Scott, Flora of North America and USDA Plants. Note: Flowers had yet to open in the images above. |
BONAP Distribution Map Map Color Key | Colorado Status: Native |
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