Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Allium siskiyouense is a species of wild onion known by the common name Siskiyou onion. It is native to the Klamath Mountains and nearby ranges of northern California and southern Oregon, where it grows in serpentine and other rocky soil types. This small onion plant grows from a reddish brown bulb one or two centimeters long. It produces a short stem no more than 8 centimeters long and two sickle-shaped leaves which are usually longer. The flower cluster contains up to about 35 flowers, each with dark-veined pink petals around a centimeter long and sometimes toothed at the tips.

Plant type

Perennial herb, Geophyte

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Color

Red, Pink

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Propagation

For propagating by seed: No treatment.

Sunset Zones

1, 2, 3, 7, 14, 15, 16

Site type

Rocky slopes

Plant communities

Red Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest

Bees
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 5 likely

Confirmed Likely

Ipsilon Dart

Agrotis ipsilon

Alfalfa Looper Moth

Autographa californica

Tessellate Dart

Euxoa tessellata

Virginian Tiger Moth

Spilosoma virginica