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fringed onion
Scientific Name: Allium fimbriatum
Family: Liliaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Allium fimbriatum - Fringed Onion
Allium fimbriatum, commonly known as fringed onion, is a species of wild onion native to California and Baja California.
Considerations for Pets
- The plant grows from a bulb.
Considerations for Children
- The plant grows from a bulb.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Allium fimbriatum S. Watson
- Common Names: Fringed Onion, Wild Onion
- Family: Alliaceae (Onion/Garlic Family)
- Varieties: Allium fimbriatum var. fimbriatum
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to California and Baja California.
- Found in habitats such as chaparral.
- Observed in locations like Snell Valley Road, Missimer Wildflower Preserve, Land Trust of Napa County, and Napa County, California.
Morphological Characteristics
- Grows from a reddish-brown bulb, one to two centimeters wide.
- Has a naked brown or green stem.
- Features an inflorescence with tiny flowers, 6-75 in a cluster, on a leafless weak stem.
- A low bulbed perennial with a single basal leaf and a flowering scape 12-15 inches tall.
- Has two to three papery bracts at the base of the pedicels.
- Bulbs are globose to ovoid, usually solitary, with a membranous outer coat featuring obscure, contorted reticulations.
- Scapes are terete, 3-15 cm.
- Leaves are 2(-4), nearly flat, 1-3 mm.
- The leaves are described as being u-shaped in form, and longer than the flower stem.
- Grows to about 1 foot tall.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Onion thrips are known to interact with onion plants; adult thrips have fringed or hairy wings.
Related Species
- Shares some similarities with Great Basin onion (Allium atrorubens).
- Direct Children species include: Allium aaseae (South Idaho onion), Allium fimbriatum (Fringed onion)
Quirky Facts
- One source suggests Allium fibrillum, another fringed onion species, tastes like onions.
Further Information
- Discover Life provides information about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Allium fimbriatum.
- CalPhotos offers images of Allium fimbriatum.
- Dave's Garden may offer tips and ideas for gardening with this species.