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Goodding's onion
Scientific Name: Allium gooddingii
Family: Liliaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names: AZ (Goodding's onion), NM (Goodding's onion)
Allium gooddingii - Goodding's Onion
Allium gooddingii, commonly known as Goodding's Onion, is a delicate perennial herb with reddish-purple flowers and a pungent onion aroma.
Considerations for Pets
- This plant has a pungent onion aroma.
- The plant grows from an elongate bulb.
Considerations for Children
- This plant has a pungent onion aroma.
- The plant grows from an elongate bulb.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Allium gooddingii Ownbey
- Common Name: Goodding's Onion
- Family: Amaryllidaceae (formerly Liliaceae)
- Order: Asparagales
- Genus: Allium L.
- Synonyms: None explicitly mentioned.
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to Arizona and New Mexico in the United States.
- Found in canyon bottoms and slopes at elevations of 7,500 to 11,250 feet.
Morphological Characteristics
- Herbaceous perennial.
- Possesses 1-3 elongate bulbs, approximately 1 cm (0.4 inches) thick.
- Bulbs terminate in a thick, iris-like rhizome.
- Reddish-purple flowers.
- Is a forb/herb (a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Allium
Additional Information
- It appears after snow melt.
Further Information
- Information available in the Encyclopedia of Life.
- Referenced in Flora of North America (vol. 26).
- USDA Forest Service, Southwestern Region.
- USDI Fish and Wildlife Service, Southwest.