Allium munzii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Allium munzii (Ownbey & Aase ex Traub) McNeal

Munz's onion

2003 Guy Bruyea

2011 Sally Trnka

2000 Wayne D. Johnson

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

also called Allium fimbriatum var. munzii

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).

State of California status: Threatened. Federal status: Endangered.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~80 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Communities: Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS + PLANTS	Allium fimbriatum var. munzii

Information about Allium munzii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ALMU6) 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 CNPS Inventory: 1B.1 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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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).