- Allium praecox
Taxobox
name = "Allium praecox"
image_width = 260px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Asparagales
familia =Alliaceae
genus = "Allium "
species = "A. praecox"
binomial = "Allium praecox"
binomial_authority =Brandeg.
synonyms ="Allium praecox" is a species of wild onion known by the common name early onion. It is native to the coastal hills and mountains of southern
California andBaja California , where it grows in shady areas in clay soils. This onion grows from a brownish or grayishbulb between one and two centimeters long. It produces a stem up to 60 centimeters long and two or three long, keeled leaves about the same length or sometimes a little longer. Theinflorescence holds up to 40 flowers, each on a long pedicel up to 4 centimeters long. The flowers are purple-veined pink and dry to a papery texture as they age.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8354,8409 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ALPR2 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101392 Flora of North America]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Allium+praecox Photo gallery]
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