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|image = Alliumcampanulatum.jpg
| image = Alliumcampanulatum.jpg
|regnum = [[Plantae]]
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
| unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
|unranked_classis = [[Monocots]]
| unranked_classis = [[Monocots]]
|ordo = [[Asparagales]]
| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
|familia = [[Alliaceae]]
| familia = [[Alliaceae]]
|genus = ''[[Allium]]''
| genus = ''[[Allium]]''
|species = '''''A. campanulatum'''''
| species = '''''A. campanulatum'''''
|binomial = ''Allium campanulatum''
| binomial = ''Allium campanulatum''
|binomial_authority = [[Sereno Watson|S.Wats.]]
| binomial_authority = [[Sereno Watson|S.Wats.]]
|synonyms = ''Allium austinae''<br>''Allium bidwelliae''
| synonyms = ''Allium austinae''<br>''Allium bidwelliae''
|}}
|}}


'''''Allium campanulatum''''' is a species of [[Allium|wild onion]] known by the common name '''dusky onion'''.
'''''Allium campanulatum''''' is a species of [[Allium|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 [[rhizome]]s and produce small daughter bulblets. It rises on a stout stem and has usually two long, drooping onion leaves. Atop the stem is an [[inflorescence]] 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 tepals are variable in shape, from narrow and very pointy to spade-shaped. The dusky onion grows in low mountains, especially in dry areas.
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 [[rhizome]]s and produce small daughter bulblets. It rises on a stout stem and has usually two long, drooping onion leaves. Atop the stem is an [[inflorescence]] 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 tepals are variable in shape, from narrow and very pointy to spade-shaped. The dusky onion grows in low mountains, especially in dry areas.
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*[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Allium+campanulatum Photo gallery]
*[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Allium+campanulatum Photo gallery]


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Revision as of 04:56, 4 August 2009

Allium campanulatum
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A. campanulatum
Binomial name
Allium campanulatum
Synonyms

Allium austinae
Allium bidwelliae

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 inflorescence 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 tepals are variable in shape, from narrow and very pointy to spade-shaped. The dusky onion grows in low mountains, especially in dry areas.

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