Status: Native
Synonyms:
Allium deserticola (M.E. Jones) Wooton & Standley
Allium macropetalum is the most common upright dry habitat onion in the Gila National Forest. It has
fibrous scales on the bulb, and an umbel of small pink flowers with a purple midvein. Onions are strongly scented, and this one is no exception. The fruit is a crested capsule with two finely punctate black seeds in each cell.
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Allium macropetalum, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Little Bear Cyn., May 5, 2007
Allium macropetalum, 1x macro of capsule, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City Range, Little Bear Mtn., Feb. 14, 2009
Allium macropetalum, 2x macro of seeds, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City Range, Little Bear Mtn., Feb. 14, 2009
Allium macropetalum, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Engineer Canyon, April 2, 2009
Allium macropetalum, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Mill Canyon Road, May 11, 2010
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