Species Details

Allium abramsii

Abrams' onion

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Classification

Scientific Name: Allium abramsii (Ownbey & Aase ex Traub) McNeal
Common Name: Abrams' onion
Family:	Alliaceae
Element Code:	PMLIL02360
USDA Plants Symbol:	ALAB2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	SB_SBBG
CRPR Changes: added to 1B.2 on 2012-03-13
Add Date:	2012-03-13
Date Edited:	2022-12-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial bulbiferous herb

Blooming Period: May-Jul

Elevation:
885 - 3050 meters
2905 - 10005 feet

General Habitats:

Lower montane coniferous forest
Upper montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details: Often granitic sand

Microhabitat:

Granitic (often)

Notes

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.
Threats: Plants from the Kings River Canyon area are threatened by foot traffic, and potentially threatened by road maintenance and mining.
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	1
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	1	5 %
Foot traffic/trampling	1	4%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					22
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	1	0	0	21

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	16
Recent <=20 Years	6

Presence:
Presumed Extant	22
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

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)

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.

Regional Map

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Presumed Extant

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Selected References

CNPS Status Review:

Proposed New Add to Rank 1B.2, G2G3 / S2S (2012)