Allium hyalinum
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Allium hyalinum is a Californian species of wild onion known by the common name glassy onion.[1][2]
It is endemic to California, where it is a common species of the Sierra Nevada foothills, from Script error: No such module "convert". in elevation, from Kern County to Butte County. There are additional populations in the Coast Ranges of Lake, Alameda, Santa Clara, Merced, and San Benito Counties.[3]
Description
Allium hyalinum, the glassy onion, grows from a cluster of bulbs, with each bulb sending up a tall stem.[4]
Atop each stem is an inflorescence of up to 25, but usually fewer, white or pink-tinted white flowers. The flowers have six shiny tepals which become transparent as they age.[4]
- formerly included[2]
Allium hyalinum var. praecox (Brandegee) Jeps., now called Allium praecox Brandegee
References
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- ↑ Calflora Database: Allium hyalinum (glassy onion)
- ↑ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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- ↑ a b Jepson Manual Treatment of Allium hyalinum
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External links
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- USDA Plants Profile for Allium hyalinum (glassy onion)
- Allium hyalinum — UC Photos gallery