Allium dichlamydeum

Greene

California coastal onion

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Allium dichlamydeum
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Bulb ?

The bulb may be edible.

Where to Find It

It is a Mediterranean climate 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 in the Amaryllidaceae family found in Mediterranean climate regions, identified as the California coastal onion.

Wikipedia

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Allium dichlamydeum is a species of wild onion known by the common name coastal onion. It is endemic to California where it grows on sea cliffs and hills overlooking the ocean, from Santa Barbara County to Mendocino County.

Names & Synonyms
Allium serratum var. dichlamydeum (Greene) M. E. Jones
References (1)
  • Brevard County Edible Acres

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