Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Allium jepsonii is a species of wild onion known by the common name Jepson's onion. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada foothills of central California. This onion grows to a height between about 20 and 40 centimeters from one or two oval-shaped bulbs. There is a single cylindrical leaf which is about the same length as the stem. The flower cluster holds 20 to 60 small flowers, each under a centimeter long with pink-veined white petals with curling tips.

Plant type

Perennial herb, Geophyte

Size

8 - 16 in Tall

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Color

White, Pink

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Site type

Open, or volcanic slopes, flats

Plant communities

Foothill Woodland, Yellow Pine Forest

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 6 likely

Confirmed Likely

Ipsilon Dart

Agrotis ipsilon

Alfalfa Looper Moth

Autographa californica

Armyworm Moth

Mythimna unipuncta