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Allium dictuon (Blue Mountain onion)

Wikipedia Abstract

Allium dictuon is a species of wild onion known by the common name Blue Mountain onion. It is native to a small section of the Blue Mountains straddling the border between southeastern Washington and norhteastern Oregon in the United States. It grows in Columbia, Garfield and Walla Walla Counties in Washington, plus Umatilla and Wallowa Counties in Oregon. Allium dictuon grows in dry, open, rocky habitat. The vegetation in the area is dominated by bluebunch wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata). The total population has been estimated to be between 200 and 500 individuals.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Low
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [2]  Herb

Citations

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1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0