- Allium crispum
Taxobox
name = "Allium crispum"
image_width = 260px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Asparagales
familia =Alliaceae
genus = "Allium "
species = "A. crispum"
binomial = "Allium crispum"
binomial_authority = Greene
synonyms = "Allium peninsulare""Allium crispum" is a species of wild onion known by the common name crinkled onion. It is endemic to
California , USA, where it grows along the Central Coast, often in clays andserpentine soil s.This onion grows from a bulb one to one and a half centimeters wide and sends up naked green stems topped with
inflorescence s of many flowers, each on a short pedicel. The flowers are magenta in color and have six triangulartepal s. The inner three tepals are smaller and crinkled like cloth and may curl under.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8354,8369 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ALCR5 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Allium+crispum Photo gallery]
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