Allium sanbornii

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Template:Short description Template:Speciesbox Allium sanbornii is a North American species of wild onion known by the common name Sanborn's onion.[1] It is native to northern California and southwestern Oregon.[2] It grows in the serpentine soils of the southern Cascade Range and northern Sierra Nevada foothills.[3][4]

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Varieties[1][7]
formerly included[1][8]
  • Allium sanbornii var. jepsonii Ownbey & Aase ex Traub, now called Allium jepsonii (Ownbey & Aase ex Traub) S.S.Denison & McNeal
  • Allium sanbornii var. tuolumnense Ownbey & Aase ex Traub, now called Allium tuolumnense (Ownbey & Aase ex Traub) S.S.Denison & McNeal

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