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Allium burlewii is a species of wild onion known by the common name Burlew's onion. It is endemic to California, where grows in the granitic soils of several of the central and southern mountain ranges. This is a short-stemmed onion, growing to heights of just a few centimeters from an oval-shaped bulb. It sprouts a single long, pointed onion leaf. The flower cluster contains up to 20 dark-veined purple flowers each up to a centimeter long with dark purple anthers.
Perennial herb
1 in Tall
White, Purple
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Moderate
Fast
Granitic sands on dry slopes, ridges
Red Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest
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Confirmed
Adela septentrionella
Adela trigrapha
Angelic Sweat Bee
Agapostemon angelicus
Wide-legged Sweat Bee
Agapostemon femoratus
Peas
Lathyrus oleraceus