Taxon Report
Allium abramsii (Ownbey & Aase ex Traub) McNealAbrams' onion |
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Classification
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Scientific Name: |
Allium abramsii (Ownbey & Aase ex Traub) McNeal |
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Common Name: |
Abrams' onion |
| Family: | Alliaceae |
| Element Code: | PMLIL02360 |
| USDA Plants Symbol: | ALAB2 |
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Synonyms/Other Names: |
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Ecology and Life History
| Lifeform: | perennial bulbiferous herb |
| Blooming Period: May-Jul | May-Jul |
| Elevation: | 885-3050 (2905-10005) |
| General Habitats: | Lower montane coniferous forest, Upper montane coniferous forest |
| Microhabitat: | Granitic (often) |
| Microhabitat Details: | Often granitic sand |
Conservation Status
| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.2 |
| Global Rank: | G3 |
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State Rank: |
S3 |
| State List: | None |
| Fed List: | None |
| Other Status: | SB_SBBG |
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CRPR Changes: |
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
| Total Occurrences: | 22 |
| Element Occurrence Ranks: | |
| Excellent (A) | 0 |
| Good (B) | 0 |
| Fair (C) | 1 |
| Poor (D) | 0 |
| None (X) | 0 |
| Unknown (U) | 21 |
| California Endemic: True | |
| California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) | |
| Fresno (FRE), Madera (MAD), Tulare (TUL) | |
| Quads: Name (Quad Code) | |
| Auberry (3711914), Bass Lake (3711935), Cascadel Point (3711924), Case Mountain (3611847), Dinkey Creek (3711912), Durrwood Creek (3611814), Florence Lake (3711838), Globe (3611817), Hockett Peak (3611824), Huntington Lake (3711922), Lodgepole (3611856), Mammoth Pool Dam (3711933), Mineral King (3611845), Moses Mtn. (3611836), Mt. Givens (3711931), Mt. Silliman (3611866), Muir Grove (3611867), Musick Mtn. (3711923), Shuteye Peak (3711934), Silver City (3611846), Solo Peak (3611816), Ward Mountain (3711828), Wren Peak (3611877) | |
Threat List Data from the CNDDB
| Threat List Total: | 1 | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | Total EOs | % of EOs |
| 1 | 5 % | |
| Foot traffic/trampling | 1 | 4% |
Notes
| Plants from the Kings River Canyon area are threatened by foot traffic, and potentially threatened by road maintenance and mining. See Plant Life 28:63-64 (1972) for original description, and Aliso 13(3):411-426 (1992) for taxonomic treatment. |
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Threats: |
| Plants from the Kings River Canyon area are threatened by foot traffic, and potentially threatened by road maintenance and mining. |
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Taxonomy: |
Selected References
| Proposed New Add to Rank 1B.2, G2G3 / S2S (2012) |
Citation
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 25 December 2024].