Allium campanulatum Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 185

Allium campanulatum S. Watson

Dusky onion, Sierra onion

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Allium campanulatum, a monocot, is a perennial herb (bulb) that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.


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Family:	ALLIACEAE
Genus:	Allium

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

Toxicity: MINOR

Habitat: slopes

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 / seed vendor availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images	Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (ALCA2)	Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

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]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jan 16, 2019).