Narrowleaf onion facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Narrowleaf onion
In Linn County, Oregon
Scientific classification
Synonyms
Allium acuminatum var. gracile Alph.Wood Allium attenuatum Kellogg Allium attenuifolium Kellogg Allium attenuifolium var. monospermum (Jeps. ex Greene) Jeps. Allium monospermum Jeps. ex Greene Allium occidentale A.Gray Allium reticulatum Benth. Allium serratum S.Watson

Allium amplectens is a species of wild onion known by the common name narrowleaf onion. It is native to British Columbia, Oregon, Washington State and California, where it grows in woods and especially in clay and serpentine soils.

Description

Allium amplectens grows from a pinkish-brown bulb and sends up a naked green stem topped with an inflorescence. When closed, the inflorescence is wrapped in bright pink to magenta bracts. These open to produce between 10 and 50 shiny white to pale pink flowers, each under a centimeter wide. The six stout stamens and the ovary are white or tinted pink or lavender.

Cultivars include 'Graceful'.

See also

In Spanish: Allium amplectens para niños