Allium campanulatum

Dusky onion

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Amerallium
Species:
A. campanulatum
Binomial name
Allium campanulatum
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Allium austinae M.E. Jones
  • Allium bidwelliae S.Wats.
  • Allium bullardii Davidson
  • Allium campanulatum var. bidwelliae (S.Wats.) Jeps.
  • Allium tenellum Davidson

Allium campanulatum is a species of wild onion known by the common name dusky onion or Sierra onion. This is a flowering plant native to the western United States from southeastern Washington and northern Oregon to southern California, and western Nevada. The dusky onion grows in foothills and mountains, especially in dry areas, such as chaparral habitats.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer - Allium campanulatum". NatureServe Explorer Allium campanulatum. NatureServe. 2022-05-30. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  2. ^ Tropicos
  3. ^ The Plant List
  4. ^ Jepson Manual Treatment — Allium campanulatum
  5. ^ USDA Plants Profile: Allium campanulatum (dusky onion)
  6. ^ Flora of North America v 26 p 256