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Species Information

Kingdom: Plantae
  Phylum: Anthophyta
    Class: Monocotyledoneae
      Order: Asparagales
        Family: Amaryllidaceae
          Genus: Allium
            Species: gooddingii

Goodding's Onion - Allium gooddingii

Goodding's Onion

Image courtesy of New Mexico Rare Plants

533903

Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Herbaceous perennial with 1-3 elongate bulbs terminating in a thick, iris-like rhizome; outer bulb coats veined with parallel, not net-like, persistent fibers; leaves obtuse, flat, strap-like 12-30 cm long, 8mm wide; flower stalk erect, longer than the leaves, up to 45 cm long; umbel persistent, erect, loose, 18-23-flowered; tepals erect, purplish-pink; flowers campanulate, 8-10 mm; pedicel 15-20 mm, elongating in fruit. Flowers from late June to early September.

Status

Global Rank: G2

State Rank: S2

State Status: E

Federal Status:

USFS Status: R3 SCC

BLM Status:

SWAP Status:

NMRP Strategy Status: Strategy Species

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 11

Number of Mapped Locations: 254

Number of Observations: 406

Observation date range: 08-01-1972 to 08-06-2020

External Links

View More Information about this species at:
  NatureServe Explorer
  New Mexico Rare Plants Website
  Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)

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