Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Allium fimbriatum is a species of wild onion known by the common name fringed onion. It is native to California and Baja California. The fringed onion grows from a reddish-brown bulb one to two centimeters wide and sends up a naked brown or green stem. Atop the stem is an flower cluster of up to 75 flowers, each just under a centimeter wide on average. The flowers are variable in color, from pink to purple and often with white areas. The petals are also variable in shape, from narrow and pointy to spade-shaped. There are several distinct varieties of the species as well.

Plant type

Perennial herb, Geophyte

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Color

Purple, Pink, White, Brown

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Propagation

For propagating by seed: No treatment.

Site type

Dry slopes and flats

Plant communities

Chaparral, Creosote Bush Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland, Lodgepole Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Yellow Pine Forest

Bees
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 16 likely

Confirmed Likely

Ipsilon Dart

Agrotis ipsilon

The Nutmeg

Anarta trifolii