Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Allium campanulatum is a species of wild onion known by the common name dusky onion. This is a flowering plant native to the western United States from Washington to California as well as Nevada. The dusky onion grows from a gray-brown bulb one to two centimeters wide which may extend tiny rhizomes and produce small daughter bulblets. It rises on a stout stem and has usually two long, drooping onion leaves. Atop the stem is an flower cluster of 10 to 50 flowers. Each flower is half a centimeter to one centimeter wide and is pink, purple, or less often white, and each tepal has a dark-colored base. The petals are variable in shape, from narrow and very pointy to spade-shaped. The dusky onion grows in low mountains, especially in dry areas.

Plant type

Perennial herb, Geophyte

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Color

Pink, White, Purple

Flowering season

Summer

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Sunset Zones

1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

Site type

Dry slopes

Plant communities

Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Red Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest

Bees
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 17 likely

Confirmed Likely

Ipsilon Dart

Agrotis ipsilon

Rascal Dart

Agrotis malefida

The Nutmeg

Anarta trifolii