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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
monticola	Davids.	1921	peirsonii Jepson parishii var. keckii Munz	5 - 15 cm	pale to deep pink or purple, with dark spreading tips	Dist: California Hab: Loose rock or talus slopes, summits, 1335 - 3335 m. Ref: A California Flora, The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California. Photo: Portrait Notes: Blooms May - July in the wild. Beautiful & unusual dwarf species.
munzii	(Ownb. & Aase) McNeal	1992	fimbriatum var. munzii Ownbey & Aase	10 - 25 cm	white with pink midveins, aging to red	Dist: California Hab: Grassy openings in coastal sage scrub, below 835 m Ref: The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, Aliso 13(3):415, A revision of the Allium fimbriatum (Alliaceae) complex. Photo: Portrait Notes: Blooms April - May
obtusum	Lemm.	1890	ambiguum Jones, not Sibth. & Small. concinnum K. Bdg. ex. Jones	2 - 6.5 cm	white to greenish white, with dark purplish brown midveins	Dist: California Hab: Sandy or gravelly slopes and benches, subalpine fell-fields, granitic sands, 1500 - 4000 m Ref: A California Flora, The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, Taxonomy of the Allium tribracteatum (Alliaceae) complex. Photo: Portrait (3 photos) Notes: Blooms May - July
obtusum var. conspicuum	Mortola & McNeal	1973		3 - 11 cm rarely to 17.5 cm	purplish pink with dark purple midveins (rarely white)	Dist: California Hab: Granitic sands, 800 - 3000 m Ref: Taxonomy of the Allium tribracteatum (Alliaceae) complex. Notes: Blooms May - July, 1-2 weeks later than var. obtusum.
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