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Allium dichlamydeum

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Clade
  
Monocots

Family
  
Amaryllidaceae

Scientific name
  
Allium dichlamydeum

Rank
  
Species

Clade
  
Angiosperms

Order
  
Asparagales

Subfamily
  
Allioideae

Higher classification
  
Onions

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Onions, Allium fimbriatum, Allium hyalinum, Allium crispum, Allium crenulatum

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.

Allium dichlamydeum grows from a brown or gray bulb 1.0-1.5 cm wide. It has a stout naked green stem surrounded by 3-6 long onion leaves. Atop the thick stem is an inflorescence of 5-30 flowers. Each flower has six oval-shaped dull-pointed tepals in shades of bright magenta to fuchsia and each flower is about a centimeter wide.

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Allium dichlamydeum Wikipedia