- Allium dichlamydeum
Taxobox
name = "Allium dichlamydeum"
image_width = 260px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Asparagales
familia =Alliaceae
genus = "Allium "
species = "A. dichlamydeum"
binomial = "Allium dichlamydeum"
binomial_authority = Greene
synonyms ="Allium dichlamydeum" is a species of wild onion known by the common name coastal onion. It is endemic to California where it grows on sea cliffs on the coastline in the northern half of the state.
The coastal onion grows from a brown or gray bulb one to one and a half centimeters wide. It has a stout naked green stem surrounded by 3 to 6 long onion leaves. Atop the thick stem is an
inflorescence of five to 30 flowers. Each flower has six oval-shaped dull-pointedtepal s in shades of bright magenta to fuchsia and each flower is about a centimeter wide.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8354,8372 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ALDI2 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Allium+dichlamydeum Photo gallery]
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