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Allium tribracteatum is a species of wild onion known by the common name threebract onion. It is endemic to California, where it is known only from the slopes of the Sierra Nevada in Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties. This is a small onion plant producing a stem only a few centimeters long from an oval-shaped bulb. There are two leaves which are usually much longer than the stem. The inflorescence contains up to 30 petite white to purple flowers, each less than a centimeter long.
Plant type
Perennial herb, Geophyte
Color
White, Purple
Sun
Partial Shade
Water
Moderate
Site type
Volcanic slopes
Plant communities
Chaparral, Red Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 11 likely
Confirmed
Likely
Ipsilon Dart
Agrotis ipsilon
Fruit-Tree Leafroller Moth
Archips argyrospila
Garden Tiger Moth
Arctia caja
Alfalfa Looper Moth
Autographa californica
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