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Allium parishii

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Clade
  
Monocots

Family
  
Amaryllidaceae

Scientific name
  
Allium parishii

Rank
  
Species

Clade
  
Angiosperms

Order
  
Asparagales

Subfamily
  
Allioideae

Higher classification
  
Onions

Allium parishii

Similar
  
Onions, Allium obtusum, Allium fimbriatum, Allium munzii, Allium fibrillum

Allium parishii is an uncommon species of wild onion known by the common name Parish's onion. It is native to the Mojave Desert and Sonoran Deserts of California (San Bernardino, Riverside, and San Diego Counties) and Arizona (Yuma and Mohave Counties). It grows on open dry, rocky slopes at elevations of 900–1,400 m (3,000–4,600 ft).

Allium parishii grows from a reddish-brown bulb just over a centimeter long and produces a scape up to about 25 centimeters tall. There is a single cylindrical leaf which is generally longer than the stem. The umbel contains up to 25 dark-veined pale pink flowers with narrow tepals between one and two centimeters long. Anthers and pollen are yellow.

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Allium parishii Wikipedia