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Allium lemmonii is a species of wild onion known by the common name Lemmon's onion. It is native to the western United States, particularly higher-elevation areas in the Great Basin. Lemmon's onion grows from a bulb one and a half to two centimeters wide and has a short, flattened stem which is thin along the edges. Atop the stem is an flower cluster of 10 to 40 flowers which may be white to pink. The stamens may be light or dark in color. The ovary has a distinctive ridged mound shape in which all of the ovary parts appear melded together. This is a common plant in its native range. It favors dry clay soils.
Perennial herb, Geophyte
Pink, White
Spring
Partial Shade
Moderate
Slow
1, 2, 3, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Spring-moist clay soils
Yellow Pine Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 12 likely
Ipsilon Dart
Agrotis ipsilon
The Nutmeg
Anarta trifolii
Fruit-Tree Leafroller Moth
Archips argyrospila
Garden Tiger Moth
Arctia caja