Contains 4 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
ALLIUM Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 294. 1753.
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TYPE: Allium sativum Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 1: 497. 1913.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allium canadense var. canadense | MEADOW GARLIC | Native FACU (NWPL) | ||
| Allium canadense var. mobilense | MEADOW GARLIC | Native | ||
| Allium cuthbertii | STRIPED GARLIC | Native | ||
| Allium neapolitanum | WHITE GARLIC | Not Native |
Identification Key
1. Outer bulb coats membranous to chartaceous, with or without distinct cellular markings (reticulation), without fibers or with some parallel fibers; scape triquetrous, 2-edged, winged; inflorescence bulbils absent
1. Outer bulb coats persisting as fibrous reticulum; scape terete to slightly 3 or 4-angled; inflorescence bulbils present or absent
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2. Inflorescence with bulbils
2. Inflorescence of flowers, producing fruits (capsules)
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3. Ovary and capsule lacking crests; tepals pink (rarely white), ovate, elliptic, to lanceolate, the apex obtuse to acute
3. Ovary and capsule crested with 6 irregularly contorted processes; tepals white to pink or purple, lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, the apex acute to acuminate
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aglitheis | Aglitheis Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 2: 17. 1837 ("1836"). | TYPE: Non designatus. Rafinesque proposed Aglitheis as a nom. nov. for Allium Linnaeus 1753, but specifically excluded the type, Allium sativum Linnaeus, from Aglitheis. | |
| Anguinum | Anguinum (G. Don) Fourreau, Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, ser. 2. 17: 160. 1869. | BASIONYM: Allium Linnaeus, sect. Anguinum G. Don, Monogr. Allium 1827; Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 6: 96. 1832. | TYPE: Anguinum victorialis (Linnaeus) Fourreau (Allium victorialis Linnaeus) = Loncostemon Rafinesque 1837. |
| Berenice | Berenice Salisbury, Gen. Pl. 89. 1866, non Tulasne 1857. | TYPE: Allium victorialis Linnaeus = Loncostemon Rafinesque 1837. | |
| Briseis | Briseis Salisbury, Gen. Pl. 92. 1866. | TYPE: Allium triquetrum Linnaeus | |
| Butomissa | Butomissa Salisbury, Gen. Pl. 91. 1866. | TYPE: Allium tataricum Linnaeus f. | |
| Calliprena | Calliprena Salisbury, Gen. Pl. 89. 1866. | TYPE: Allium cernuum Linnaeus | |
| Camarilla | Camarilla Salisbury, Gen. Pl. 91. 1866. | TYPE: Allium obliquum Linnaeus = Geboscon Rafinesque 1837. | |
| Canidia | Canidia Salisbury, Gen. Pl. 92. 1866. | TYPE: Allium magicum Linnaeus | |
| Cepa | Cepa Miller, Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. 1754. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Endotis | Endotis Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 2: 21. 1837 ("1836"). | TYPE: Endotis pyrenaicum Rafinesque, nom. illegit. (Allium appendiculatum Persoon) | |
| Geboscon | Geboscon Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 2: 19. 1837 ("1836"). | TYPE: Geboscon obliquum (Linnaeus) Rafinesque (Allium obliquum Linnaeus) | |
| Getuonis | Getuonis Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 2: 20. 1837 ("1836"). | TYPE: Allium vineale Linnaeus | |
| Gynodon | Gynodon Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 2: 18. 1837 ("1836"). | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Hexonychia | Hexonychia Salisbury, Gen. Pl. 88. 1866. | TYPE: Allium stellatum Nuttall ex Ker-Gawler = Stelmesus Rafinesque 1837. | |
| Hylogeton | Hylogeton Salisbury, Gen. Pl. 91. 1866. | TYPE: Allium ursinuum Linnaeus | |
| Iulus | Iulus Salisbury, Gen. Pl. 92. 1866. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Kalabotis | Kalabotis Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 2: 19. 1837 ("1836"). | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Kepa | Kepa Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 2: 19. 1837 ("1836"). | TYPE: = Cepa Miller 1754. | |
| Kromon | Kromon Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 2: 21. 1837 ("1836"). | TYPE: Kromon parviflorum (Linnaeus) Rafinesque (Allium parviflorum Linnaeus) | |
| Loncostemon | Loncostemon Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 2: 21. 1837 ("1836"). | TYPE: Loncostemon victoriale (Linnaeus) Rafinesque (Allium victorialis Linnaeus) | |
| Moenchia | Moenchia Medikus, Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. 6(Phys.): 493. 1790, non Roth 1788, nec Ehrhart 1788. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Molium | Molium (G. Don) Fourreau, Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, ser. 2. 17: 159. 1869. | BASIONYM: Allium Linnaeus, sect. Molium G. Don, Monogr. Allium 72. 1827; Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 6: 72. 1832. | TYPE: Molium roseum (Linnaeus) Fourreau (Allium roseum Linnaeus) |
| Moly | Moly Miller, Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. 1754. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Molyza | Molyza Salisbury, Gen. Pl. 91. 1866. | TYPE: Allium moly Linnaeus | |
| Ophioscorodon | Ophioscorodon Wallroth, Sched. Crit. 129. 1822. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Panstenum | Panstenum Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 2: 20. 1837 ("1836"). | TYPE: Panstenum monspessulanum (Gouan) Rafinesque (Allium monspessulanum Gouan) | |
| Phyllodolon | Phyllodolon Salisbury, Gen. Pl. 90. 1866. | TYPE: Allium fistulosum Linnaeus | |
| Plexistena | Plexistena Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 2: 20. 1837 ("1836"). | TYPE: Plexistena margaritea (Sibthorp & Smith) Rafinesque (Allium margaritea Sibthorp & Smith) | |
| Porrum | Porrum Miller, Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. 1754. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Praskoinon | Praskoinon Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 4: 29. 1838 ("1836"). | TYPE: Praskoinon longifolium (Kunth) Rafinesque (Schoenoprasum longifolium Kunth) | |
| Raphione | Raphione Salisbury, Gen. Pl. 89. 1866. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Rhizirideum | Rhizirideum (G. Don) Fourreau, Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, ser. 2. 17: 160. 1869. | BASIONYM: Allium Linnaeus, sect. Rhiziridium G. Don, Monogr. Allium 55. 1827; Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 6: 55. 1832. | TYPE: Non designatus. |
| Saturnia | Saturnia Maratti, Pl. Romul. Saturn. 18. 1772. | TYPE: Saturnia cernua Maratti, nom. illegit. (Allium chamaemoly Linnaeus) | |
| Schoenissa | Schoenissa Salisbury, Gen. Pl. 91. 1866. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Schoenoprasum | Schoenoprasum Kunth, in Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 277. 1816. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Scorodon | Scorodon (W. D. J. Koch) Fourreau, Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, ser. 2. 17: 160. 1869. | BASIONYM: Allium Linnaeus, sect. Scorodon W. D. J. Koch, Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv. 716. 1837. | TYPE: Scorodon moschatum (Linnaeus) Fourreau (Allium moschatum Linnaeus) |
| Stelmesus | Stelmesus Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 2: 19. 1837 ("1836"). | TYPE: Stelmesus stellatus (Nuttall ex Ker Gawler) Rafinesque (Allium stellatum Nuttall ex Ker Gawler) | |
| Stemodoxis | Stemodoxis Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 2: 20. 1837 ("1836"). | TYPE: Stemodoxis juncea (Sibthorp & Smith) Rafinesque (Allium junceum Sibthorp & Smith) | |
| Trigonaea | Trigonaea Parlatore, Giorn. l'Occhio 1: 161. 1839. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Xylorhiza | Xylorhiza Salisbury, Gen. Pl. 89. 1866, non Nuttall 1841. | TYPE: Non designatus. |