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Abrams' Allium
( Allium abramsii )
Allium abramsii
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About Abrams' Allium (Allium abramsii)
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Allium abramsii
is a species of wild onion known by the common name Abrams' onion. It is endemic to the central Sierra Nevada in California, where it grows in the coniferous forest understory in granite sand soils. This onion grows from one or more bulbs each just over a centimeter wide attached to a thick rhizome. It reaches a maximum height of about 15 centimeters with usually one curving cylindrical leaf. The flower cluster contains up to 40 pink or purplish flowers with lance-shaped petals.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb
Size
5.9 in tall
Flower Color
White, Pink, Purple
Flowering Season
Spring, Summer
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 6
likely
* )
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White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
Hyles lineata
*
Alfalfa Looper Moth
Autographa californica
Autographa californica
*
Western Yellowstriped Armyworm
Spodoptera praefica
Spodoptera praefica
*
Fruit-Tree Leafroller Moth
Archips argyrospila
Archips argyrospila
*
Tessellate Dart
Euxoa tessellata
Euxoa tessellata
*
Spotted Cut-Worm
Xestia c-nigrum
Xestia c-nigrum
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun
Nurseries
Carried by 2
Soil Drainage
Fast
Common uses
Bee Gardens
Natural Setting
Site Type
Granitic sand
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 25.5" - 47.1", Summer Precipitation: 0.37" - 1.87", Coldest Month: 28.3" - 48.0", Hottest Month: 52.0" - 73.1", Humidity: 1.16" - 22.52", Elevation: 1950" - 8811"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Abrams' Onion
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Allium abramsii
Sources include:
Wikipedia
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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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