| Allium howellii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Subgenus: | Allium subg. Melanocrommyum |
| Species: | A. howellii |
| Binomial name | |
| Allium howellii | |
Allium howellii is a North American species of wild onion known by the common name Howell's onion. It is endemic to California.
Allium howellii is a tall onion plant, producing a stem which may exceed half a meter in height from a reddish-brown bulb one to two centimeters long. There is a single cylindrical leaf about as long as the stem. The inflorescence holds up to 100 dark-veined lavender to white flowers, each under a centimeter long. [2] [3] [4]
Several varieties have been named: [5] [6]
Howell's onion grows in the granite and serpentine soils of several mountain ranges, hills, and valleys from San Joaquin County to San Bernardino County. [9] [10] [6] [11]
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