Contains 3 genera and 7 accepted taxa overall.
This family is completely databased for all specimens.
Characteristics
ALLIACEAE
Monocot
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Classification
ASPARAGALES
ALLIACEAE
Genera
| Genus | Common Name | Taxa Count | Herbarium Specimens | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allium | GARLIC | 4 | ||
| Ipheion | SPRINGSTAR | 1 | ||
| Nothoscordum | FALSE GARLIC | 2 |
[Family identification key]
1. Flower solitary
1. Flowers several in an umbel
2
2. Inflorescence bracts 16-25 mm long; corolla, tepals pale pink to purple, connate forming a tube as long as the lobes, the lobes (7)10-16 mm long; cultivated only
2. Inflorescence bracts 6-18 mm long; tepals predominantly white, sometimes pinkish, or tepals absent (bulbils present), free or connate only at the very base, the tube scarcely discernible or to 1/3 of the tepal length
3
3. Plant with garlic or onion-like odor; leaves 1-7 mm wide; tepals 4-9 mm long or absent (bulbils sometimes present); ovules or seeds 1-2 per locule
3. Plant lacking a garlic or onion-like odor; leaves 2-15 mm wdie; tepals 8-15 mm long (bulbils absent); ovules or seeds 3-many per locule