Allium serra

Allium serra
Allium serra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Asparagales
Family:Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:Allioideae
Genus:Allium
Species: A. serra
Binomial name
Allium serra
McNeal & Ownbey

Allium serra is a California species of wild onion known by several common names, including jeweled onion, pom-pon onion, and serrated onion.[1][2][3]

It favors hard soils with rock and clay, including serpentine soil.[4] It is found in the Coast Ranges of central and northern California, from Merced County to Humboldt County.[5]

Allium serra plant produces a small herringbone-patterned bulb an average of one centimeter in diameter. It has a long stem on which it bears a tightly bunched umbel of flowers. The attractive bright pink flowers are thimble or bell-shaped, often iridescent when new and becoming papery as they dry.[4][6]

References

  1. ↑ McNeal, Dale W. & Ownbey, Francis Marion. 1977. Madroño 24(1): 25–28, figure 1
  2. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 263 Allium serra McNeal & Ownbey
  4. 1 2 Jepson Manual Treatment: Allium serra
  5. ↑ Calflora Taxon Report 232, Allium serra D. McNeal & F. Ownbey, jeweled onion
  6. ↑ United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile


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