Redskin onion
Allium haematochiton
bulb of Allium haematochiton

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Species:
A. haematochiton
Binomial name
Allium haematochiton
Synonyms[2]
  • Allium californicum Rose
  • Allium marvinii Davidson

Allium haematochiton is a North American species of wild onion known by the common name redskin onion. It is native to northern Baja California, Sonora, and southern California as far north as Kern County.[3][4][2][5] It grows on the slopes of the hills and mountains, such as those of the Peninsular Ranges, Transverse Ranges, and southern California Coast Ranges.

Description

Allium haematochiton has a small rhizome associated with clusters of brightly colored red bulbs. From these grow several naked green stems, each with a few withering, curling leaves.[6]

Atop each stem is an inflorescence of several flowers, each on a short pedicel. Each flower is just under a centimeter wide and white to pinkish with dark midveins. There are six stout stamens around a white or pink ovary.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
  2. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ Sullivan, Steven. K. (2018). "Allium haematochiton". Wildflower Search. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  4. ↑ Watson, Sereno. 1879. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 14: 227 in English
  5. ↑ Calflora, University of California @ Berkeley, Allium haematochiton S. Watson red skinned onion, redskin onion
  6. 1 2 "Allium haematochiton". in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora. Jepson Herbarium; University of California, Berkeley. 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-06.


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