PLANTS Profile for Allium howellii var. sanbenitense (San Benito onion)

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Allium howellii Eastw. var. sanbenitense (Traub) Ownbey & Aase
San Benito onion

Symbol:

ALHOS

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Liliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Allium howellii Eastw. var. sanbenitense (Traub) Ownbey & Aase

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Synonyms:
Allium howellii Eastw. var. sanbenitense (Traub) Ownbey & Aase

	ALHOS2	Allium howellii Eastw. ssp. sanbenitense (Traub) Traub & Ownbey
	ALSA6	Allium sanbenitense Traub

Native Status:
Allium howellii Eastw. var. sanbenitense (Traub) Ownbey & Aase


View Distribution	Native Introduced

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USA (CA)

Related Taxa:
Allium howellii Eastw. var. sanbenitense (Traub) Ownbey & Aase

View 108 genera in Liliaceae, 112 species in Allium, 3 varieties in Allium howellii Eastw.

Classification:
Allium howellii Eastw. var. sanbenitense (Traub) Ownbey & Aase

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Liliales
Family	Liliaceae – Lily family
Genus	Allium L. – onion
Species	Allium howellii Eastw. – Howell's onion
Variety	Allium howellii Eastw. var. sanbenitense (Traub) Ownbey & Aase – San Benito onion

Noxious Weed Information:
Allium howellii Eastw. var. sanbenitense (Traub) Ownbey & Aase

The related entity italicized and indented above is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Arkansas:
Allium
wild onion, wild garlic		Noxious weed

U.S. Weed Information:
Allium howellii Eastw. var. sanbenitense (Traub) Ownbey & Aase

Allium
wild onion, wild garlic

The related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE

Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.

More Accounts and Images:
Allium howellii Eastw. var. sanbenitense (Traub) Ownbey & Aase

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 526874.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 03:17 PM CDT