Allium obtusum
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| Allium obtusum | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| clade: | Angiosperms |
| clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. obtusum |
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| Allium obtusum J.G.Lemmon |
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Allium obtusum is a species of wild onion known by the common name red Sierra onion or subalpine onion. It is native to the granite hills and mountains of Nevada and eastern California where it is a common member of the local flora. The red Sierra onion grows from a bulb one or two centimeters wide and bears a stem which may be tall or short. Unlike Allium campanulatum, A. obtusum has leaves that do not wither before the flowers bloom. Atop the stem is an umbel of up to 60 flowers which may be 4 to 12 millimeters wide. The flowers are white, purple, or pink with dark midveins.
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