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Lemmon's Onion
Allium lemmonii
  
About Lemmon's Onion (Allium lemmonii) 1 Nurseries Carry This Plant Allium lemmonii is a species of wild onion known by the common name Lemmon's onion. It is native to the western United States, particularly higher-elevation areas in the Great Basin. Lemmon's onion grows from a bulb one and a half to two centimeters wide and has a short, flattened stem which is thin along the edges. Atop the stem is an flower cluster of 10 to 40 flowers which may be white to pink. The stamens may be light or dark in color. The ovary has a distinctive ridged mound shape in which all of the ovary parts appear melded together. This is a common plant in its native range. It favors dry clay soils.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Perennial herb

Flower Color
Flower Color
Pink, White

Flowering Season
Flowering Season
Spring

Wildlife Supported
 


Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Part Shade

Nurseries
Nurseries

Soil Drainage
Soil Drainage
Slow

Common uses
Common uses
Bee Gardens

Sunset Zones
Sunset Zones?
1, 2, 3, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Spring-moist clay soils

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 15.5" - 30.9", Summer Precipitation: 0.98" - 2.41", Coldest Month: 25.7" - 48.8", Hottest Month: 52.5" - 75.4", Humidity: 0.38" - 25.23", Elevation: 379" - 8286"


Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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