Allium fimbriatum

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| taxon = Allium fimbriatum

| parent = Allium subg. Amerallium

|image = Allium fimbriatum.jpeg

| authority = S.Wats. 1879 not Schischk. 1929

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|name=Fringed onion

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• Allium anserinum Jeps.
• Allium denticulatum (Ownbey & Aase ex Traub) McNeal 1992, illegitimate homonym not Kit. 1863
• Allium mohavense (Jeps.) Tidestr.
• Allium purdyi Eastw.

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Allium fimbriatum is a species of wild onion known by the common name fringed onion. It is native to California and Baja California.[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Allium%20fimbriatum.png Biota of North American Program 2013 county distribution map][http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ALFI2 United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile]

The fringed onion grows from a reddish-brown bulb one to two centimeters wide and sends up a naked brown or green stem. Atop the stem is an inflorescence of up to 75 flowers, each just under a centimeter wide on average. The flowers are variable in color, from pink to purple and often with white areas. The tepals are also variable in shape, from narrow and pointy to spade-shaped.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101359 Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 254 Allium fimbriatum S. Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 14: 232. 1879.]

;Varieties

Numerous names have been proposed for subspecies and varieties, most of them now regarded as distinct species. The following are accepted by the World Checklist.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=295553 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]

• Allium fimbriatum var. denticulatum Ownbey & Aase ex Traub
• Allium fimbriatum var. fimbriatum
• Allium fimbriatum var. mohavense Jeps.
• Allium fimbriatum var. purdyi (Eastw.) Ownbey ex McNeal