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'''''Allium campanulatum''''' is a species of [[Allium|wild onion]] known by the common name '''dusky onion''' or '''Sierra onion'''. |
'''''Allium campanulatum''''' is a species of [[Allium|wild onion]] known by the common name '''dusky onion''' or '''Sierra onion'''. |
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This is a flowering plant native to the western United States from [[Washington (U.S. state)|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, |
This is a flowering plant native to the western United States from [[Washington (U.S. state)|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, thin leaves that wither before the flowers bloom. 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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Allium campanulatum is a species of wild onion known by the common name dusky onion or Sierra 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, thin leaves that wither before the flowers bloom. 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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