Allium parvum

Taxobox
name = "Allium parvum"


image_width = 260px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Asparagales
familia = Alliaceae
genus = "Allium"
species = "A. parvum"
binomial = "Allium parvum"
binomial_authority = Kellogg
synonyms = "Allium modocense"

"Allium parvum" is a species of wild onion known by the common name small onion. It is native to the western United States where it is a common member of the flora in rocky, dry areas, especially in talus. This onion has a bulb one to two and a half centimeters wide and bears a relatively short stem for an onion species, reaching a maximum of 12 centimeters tall. The two leaves are sickle-shaped. Atop the stem is an inflorescence of fewer than 30 flowers, which are generally pale pink with prominent dark midveins. This plant was a food and flavoring for the Paiute people.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8354,8404 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ALPA3 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://herb.umd.umich.edu/herb/search.pl?searchstring=Allium+parvum Ethnobotany]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Allium+parvum Photo gallery]