Allium campanulatum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Allium campanulatum S. Watson

Dusky onion, Sierra onion

2003 Steve Matson

2019 Bruce Homer-Smith

2013 BOB CASE

2008 Ron Wolf

2018 Diane Etchison

2003 Steve Matson

2015 Debra L. Cook

Allium campanulatum is a perennial herb (bulb) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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Genus:	Allium
Family:	Alliaceae (Liliaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Toxicity: MINOR

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Allium austinae
PLANTS	Allium bidwelliae
PLANTS	Allium campanulatum var. bidwelliae

More information about Allium campanulatum


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ALCA2) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 09/28/2022).