Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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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 type

Perennial herb, Geophyte

Size

6 in Tall

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Color

White, Pink, Purple

Flowering season

Spring, Summer

Special uses

Lawn alternative

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Site type

Granitic sand

Bats
Bees
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 5 likely

Confirmed Likely

Alfalfa Looper Moth

Autographa californica

Tessellate Dart

Euxoa tessellata