Allium jepsonii

(Ownbey & Aase ex Traub) S. S. Denison & McNeal

Jepson's onion

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Bulb ?

The bulb is edible.

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

A Mediterranean climate onion herb in the Amaryllidaceae family.

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Allium jepsonii is a species of wild onion known by the common name Jepson's onion, honoring renowned California botanist Willis Linn Jepson.

Names & Synonyms

Allium sanbornii var. jepsonii Ownbey & Aase ex Traub.

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