Species Details

Allium atrorubens var. cristatum

Inyo onion

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Classification

Scientific Name: Allium atrorubens Wats. var. cristatum (Wats.) D. McNeal
Common Name: Inyo onion
Family:	Alliaceae
Element Code:	PMLIL02063
USDA Plants Symbol:	ALATC
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4T4
State Rank:	S4
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-02-01

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial bulbiferous herb

Blooming Period: Apr-Jun

Elevation:
1200 - 2560 meters
3935 - 8400 feet

General Habitats:

Joshua tree "woodland"
Mojavean desert scrub
Pinyon and juniper woodland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Rocky (sometimes)
Sandy (sometimes)

Notes

Notes: See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 14:232 (1879) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Nevada (NV)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Kern (KRN), Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Ballarat (3611712), Bighorn Basin (3411576), Blanco Mtn. (3711842), Budweiser Wash (3411577), Centennial Canyon (3611737), Cerro Gordo Peak (3611757), Chocolate Mtn. (3711748), Cowhorn Valley (3711821), Crooked Creek (3711841), Deep Springs Lake (3711831), East Deception Canyon (3311683), East of Waucoba Spring (3711717), Emigrant Canyon (3611742), Fountain Peak (3411585), Hanging Rock Canyon (3711726), Jackass Canyon (3611755), Joshua Flats (3711728), Keeler (3611747), Last Chance Mtn. (3711736), Lone Pine (3611851), Mazourka Peak (3611881), Owens Peak (3511768), Santa Rosa Flat (3611746), Soldier Pass (3711738), Stovepipe Wells (3611752), Tecopa (3511672), Tinemaha Reservoir (3711812), Uhlmeyer Spring (3711822), Waucoba Mtn. (3711811), Waucoba Spring (3711718), Westgard Pass (3711832), White Top Mtn. (3611774)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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Presumed Extant

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