- Allium campanulatum
Taxobox
name = "Allium campanulatum"
image_width = 260px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Asparagales
familia =Alliaceae
genus = "Allium "
species = "A. campanulatum"
binomial = "Allium campanulatum"
binomial_authority = S.Wats.
synonyms = "Allium austinae"
"Allium bidwelliae""Allium campanulatum" is a species of wild onion known by the common name dusky onion. This is a flowering plant native to the western United States from
Washington toCalifornia as well asNevada . The dusky onion grows from a gray-brownbulb one to two centimeters wide which may extend tinyrhizome s and produce small daughter bulblets. It rises on a stout stem and has usually two long, drooping onion leaves. Atop the stem is aninflorescence of 10 to 50 flowers. Each flower is half a centimeter to one centimeter wide and is pink, purple, or less often white, and eachtepal has a dark-colored base. The tepals are variable in shape, from narrow and very pointy to spade-shaped. The dusky onion grows in low mountains, especially in dry areas.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8354,8367 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ALCA2 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Allium+campanulatum Photo gallery]
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