Allium stellatum

Classification	Monocots
Family	Alliaceae
Family (Traditional)	Alliaceae
Genus	Allium
Species:	Allium stellatum Nutt. ex Ker Gawl.
Common Name	Autumn Onion
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: Yes; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Type: linear; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: Purple; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	8
Status	Native; TN[S1] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Logan (KY), Davidson (TN), Franklin (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Rutherford (TN), Van Buren (TN), White (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, HTTU, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2014 - 2014

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0066028	Marshall	Tennessee			TENN Allium stellatum
APSC0065327	Rutherford	Tennessee			APSC Allium stellatum
APSC0046246	Maury	Tennessee			APSC Allium stellatum
APSC0113961	Rutherford	Tennessee			APSC Allium stellatum
APSC0046032	Wilson	Tennessee			APSC Allium stellatum
APSC0046031	Logan	Kentucky	18 Aug 2014	Mason Brock	APSC Allium stellatum
TENN-V-0066030	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Allium stellatum
APSC0065328	Rutherford	Tennessee			APSC Allium stellatum
TENN-V-0066031	White	Tennessee			TENN Allium stellatum
APSC0046029	Wilson	Tennessee			APSC Allium stellatum
TENN-V-0066029	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Allium stellatum
HTTU034332	Franklin	Tennessee		R.W. Simmers, Jr.	HTTU Allium stellatum
APSC0065326	Rutherford	Tennessee			APSC Allium stellatum
TENN-V-0066026	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Allium stellatum
TENN-V-0066032	Wilson	Tennessee			TENN Allium stellatum
APSC0051336	Wilson	Tennessee			APSC Allium stellatum
APSC0046245	Maury	Tennessee			APSC Allium stellatum
TENN-V-0066027	Maury	Tennessee			TENN Allium stellatum
APSC0046244	Rutherford	Tennessee			APSC Allium stellatum

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Allium stellatum

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