Allium campanulatum

S. Watson

Dusky onion

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Allium campanulatum
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Bulb

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

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

An onion herb.

Wikipedia

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Allium campanulatum is a species of wild onion known by the common name dusky onion or Sierra onion. This is a flowering plant native to the western United States from southeastern Washington and northern Oregon to southern California, and western Nevada. The dusky onion grows in foothills and mountains, especially in dry areas, such as chaparral habitats.

Names & Synonyms
Allium austiniae M. E. JonesAllium bidwelliae S. WatsonAllium bullardi DavidsonAllium campanulatum var. bidwelliae (S. Watson) Jeps.Allium tenellum Davidson
References (1)
  • Brevard County Edible Acres

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