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This list of valid Allium species is currently under construction, with names added to the list weekly as research data is entered. Anticipated completion is September 2001. An attempt is made to list all valid Allium species, and to offer suggestions regarding taxonomic standing when there are conflicting opinions. For each species listed, the following is included: author citation, species publication date, synonyms (with their own author citations), height and flower color, general distribution, habitat, major reference citation(s), links to photos (if any), and general notes. The genus "section" that each species belongs is not always included here due to inconsistencies of opinion assigning the genus subdivisions. However, this aspect might be added in later. This list should be used in conjunction with other associated lists, including: bibliography, bibliography discussion, synonyms list (alphabetical), and a list of dubious names and misnomers.

How many allium species are there? Botanical references guess at the number of species, running the gamut from 500 - 1000 species (that's quite a wide range). Numbering the species in HTML format is too difficult to manage, however when the input of species nears completion, the totals will be listed on this page.

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Species	Author	Pub. Date	Synonyms	Height	Flower Color	Reference / Comments / Links
dichlamydeum	Greene	1879	serratum var. dichlamydeum Jones	10 - 30 cm	deep rose purple	Dist: California Hab: Dry heavy soil, rocky places, coastal Mtn ranges, bluffs, woodlands Ref: A California Flora Photo: Portrait (2 photos) Notes: Flowers May - July.
falcifolium	Hooker & Arnold	1841	falcifolium var. demissum Jepson breweri Watson falcifolium var. breweri Jones falcifolium var. brevius Henderson	3 - 12 cm	deep rose, purple, to maroon red, sometimes white or pale pink.	Dist: Oregon, California Hab: Heavy or rocky soil, on serpentine outcrops, 165 - 2335 m Ref: A California Flora, The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California. Photos: Portrait + Galleries Web photo: white form, good image Notes: Blooms March - July in the wild. Beautiful dwarf species.
fimbriatum	Watson	1879	fimbriatum var. aboriginum Jepson	5 - 20 cm	rose to purple, darker midveins	Dist: California Hab: Dry slopes & flats, often in heavy soil, gravelly volcanic or serpentine clays, desert slopes, 665 - 2665 m Ref: A California Flora, The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California. Notes: Blooms March - May
fimbriatum var. mohavense	(Tide.) Jepson	1921	mohavense Tidestrom	10 - 25 cm	white to pale pink, lavender, with pink midveins	Dist: California Hab: Creosote bush scrub, Mohave Desert, 835 - 1335 m Ref: A California Flora, The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California. Notes: Blooms April - May
fimbriatum var. purdyi	(Eastw.) Ownbey & Aase	1992	purdyi Eastwood	10 - 30 cm	white to pale lavender, darker midveins, or rose purple	Dist: California Hab: Gravelly serpentine clay, below 335 m Ref: A California Flora, The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, Aliso 13(3):423, A revision of the Allium fimbriatum (Alliaceae) complex Photo: Portrait Notes: Blooms May
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