Allium dichlamydeum explained

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 and hills overlooking the ocean, from Santa Barbara County to Mendocino County.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Description

Allium dichlamydeum grows from a brown or gray bulb 1.0–1.5 cm wide. It has a stout naked green stem surrounded by 3–6 long onion leaves. Atop the thick stem is an inflorescence of 5–30 flowers. Each flower has six oval-shaped dull-pointed tepals in shades of bright magenta to fuchsia and each flower is about a centimeter wide.^{[2] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

External links

• • • Jepson Manual Treatment

Notes and References

1. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ALDI2 USDA Plants Profile
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101352 Flora of North America v 260 p 264, Allium dichlamydeum
3. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Allium%20dichlamydeum.png BONAP (biota of North America Program) floristic synthesis, Allium dichlamydeum
4. http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8354,8372 Hickman, J. C. 1993. The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California 1–1400. University of California Press, Berkeley.
5. http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Allium+dichlamydeum Calphoto, University of California @ Berkeley, Photo gallery, Allium dichlamydeum
6. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15253629#page/166/mode/1up Greene, Edward Lee. 1888. Pittonia 1(11): 166.
7. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10608968#page/85/mode/1up Jones, Marcus Eugene. 1902. Contributions to Western Botany 10: 84.