Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Allium serra is a species of wild onion known by several common names, including jeweled onion, pom-pon onion, and serrated onion. It is endemic to northern California. It favors hard soils with rock and clay, including serpentine soil. The plant comes from a small herringbone-patterned bulb an average of one centimeter in diameter. It has a long stem on which it bears a tightly bunched flower cluster of flowers. The attractive bright pink flowers are thimble or bell-shaped, often iridescent when new and becoming papery as they dry.

Plant type

Perennial herb, Geophyte

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Color

Pink

Flowering season

Spring

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Ease of care

Moderate

Site type

Grassy slopes

Plant communities

Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland

Bees
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 14 likely

Confirmed Likely

Ipsilon Dart

Agrotis ipsilon

The Nutmeg

Anarta trifolii

Alfalfa Looper Moth

Autographa californica