   | Description: Form: An open cluster of rose-purple flowers sit atop a smooth leafless stalk 6-18 inches tall that arises from a 1/2 inch brown, oval bulb. Obvious onion odor and taste.
Leaves: 2-3 basal, linear, cylindrical leaves generally whither before flowering.
Flowers: Cluster of 5-30 red-purple flowers on short stemlets subtended by papery bracts, 6 petals each about 1/2 inch long.
Blooming: April - June.
Plant Community: Common on dry, grassy openings in Coastal Sage, Oak Woodland, and Chaparral.
Uses: Edible and an attractive garden plant.
Latin name: Allium is Latin for "garlic" a close relative of the onion. This species first collected in Baja California peninsula. Comment: Formerly listed as family Amaryllidaceae or Liliaceae. Color: pink/purple
Season: April, May, June,
Community: Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Woodland, Grassland,
Use: Edible, Horticultural,
Origin: Native |
