- Allium hyalinum
Taxobox
name = "Allium hyalinum"
image_width = 260px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Asparagales
familia =Alliaceae
genus = "Allium "
species = "A. hyalinum"
binomial = "Allium hyalinum"
binomial_authority = Curran
synonyms ="Allium hyalinum" is a species of wild onion known by the common name glassy onion. It is endemic to California, where it is a common species of the
San Joaquin Valley and the Sierra Nevada foothills. The glassy onion grows from a cluster ofbulb s, with each bulb sending up a tall stem. Atop each stem is aninflorescence of up to 25, but usually fewer, white or pink-tinted white flowers. The flowers have six shinytepal s which become transparent as they age.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8354,8385 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ALHY USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Allium+hyalinum Photo gallery]
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