Allium hyalinum
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| Allium hyalinum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Alliaceae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. hyalinum |
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| Allium hyalinum Curran |
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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 of bulbs, with each bulb sending up a tall stem. Atop each stem is an inflorescence of up to 25, but usually fewer, white or pink-tinted white flowers. The flowers have six shiny tepals which become transparent as they age.
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