Crinkled onion facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Crinkled onion |
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Allium peninsulare var. crispum (Greene) Jeps. |
The Crinkled Onion (scientific name: Allium crispum) is a type of wild onion. It gets its name because parts of its flowers look crinkled! This special plant grows only in California. You can find it along California's Central Coast. It also grows in the Coast Ranges and the Santa Monica Mountains. It often likes to grow in clay soil or a special kind of soil called serpentine soil.
What Does the Crinkled Onion Look Like?
The Crinkled Onion grows from a bulb. This bulb is like a small underground storage unit, about one to one and a half centimeters wide. From the bulb, a green stem grows upwards.
At the top of the stem, you'll find a cluster of many flowers. This cluster is called an inflorescence. Each flower sits on a short stalk called a pedicel.
Flower Details
The flowers of the Crinkled Onion are a beautiful magenta color. Each flower has six triangular parts called tepals. Tepals are like petals and sepals combined. The three inner tepals are smaller than the outer ones. They are often crinkled, like a piece of cloth, and might even curl underneath. Inside the flowers, you can see yellow anthers and yellow pollen.
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In Spanish: Allium crispum para niños
