Allium lacunosum var. kernense Calflora

Calflora, a 501c3 non-profit

Taxon Report

Allium lacunosum S. Watson var. kernense McNeal & Ownbey

Kern onion, Kern's pitted onion

2019 Mary Merriman

2010 Cristian Singer

Allium lacunosum var. kernense is a perennial herb (bulb) that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~15 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Parent:	Allium lacunosum
Genus:	Allium
Family:	Alliaceae (Liliaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Allium lacunosum var. kernensis

Information about Allium lacunosum var. kernense from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ALLAK) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
photos / record / common / links po237709:!null:!null:!

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).