Allium keeverae D.B. Poindexter, Weakley, & P.J. Williams. Common name: Keever's Onion. Phenology: May-Jun; Jun-Jul. Habitat: In thin soils around rock outcrops, receiving nutrient-rich seepage and occurring with many calciphiles. Distribution: Endemic to the Brushy Mountains in the nw. Piedmont of NC (Alexander and Wilkes counties).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: This species was once considered to be merely a peculiar form of A. cuthbertii, more robust (4-8 dm tall) and with the perianth consistently pink; further study discovered additional differences that, in combination with the ecological and geographic disjunction, warrant species recognition (Poindexter, Weakley, & Williams 2017).
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Poindexter, Weakley, & Williams (2017) in Weakley et al (2017); = n/a — S, S13; < Allium cuthbertii Small — FNA26, RAB, W. Basionym: Allium keeverae D.B.Poind., Weakley, & P.J.Williams 2017
Links to other floras: < Allium cuthbertii - FNA26
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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