Allium allegheniense Small

Locations ofAllium allegheniense Small in Virginia

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Family
Amaryllidaceae
Botanical Name
Allium allegheniense Small
Common Name
Allegheny Onion
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Allium allegheniense Small
Comments
A controversial taxon that is lumped under A. cernuum by FNA and others.
VPI specimens studied by Rodney Dever (WVU, 2014), who identified additional specimens. Their locations are mostly vague, but certainly come from substrates quite different from that at Buffalo Mtn. Further study is warranted if the population can be relocated.
Habitat
Thin soils on high-elevation amphibolite outcrops. Initially known in VA only from the summit of Buffalo Mountain in Floyd Co. but now reported from several additional counties.
Native Status
Native

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