Allium abramsii

(Ownbey & Aase ex Traub) McNeal

Abrams' onion, Fringed onion

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Allium abramsii
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Allium abramsii
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Allium abramsii
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(c) Ryan Donnelly, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ryan Donnelly

What to Eat

Edible parts: Bulbs ?

The bulbs are edible.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant. In California it grows between 1,400-2,000 m above sea level.

North America, USA,

Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent

How to Identify

A herb. It grows 15 cm tall. There are one or two bulbs. The flowering shoots have up to 40 pink or purple flowers.

Wikipedia

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Allium abramsii is a species of wild onion known by the common name Abrams' onion.

References (1)
  • Brevard Country Edible Acres

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