Allium parvum

Allium parvum is an American species of wild onion known by the common name small onion.Calflora, Taxon Report 222, Allium parvum KelloggUSDA Plants Profile It is native to the western United States where it is a common member of the flora in rocky, dry areas in mountainous areas, especially in talus at elevations of . It is widespread in California, Nevada, Oregon and Idaho, and also reported from western Utah and from extreme southwestern Montana (Ravalli and Beaverhead Counties).Jepson Manual TreatmentFlora of North America v 26 p 271, Allium parvumBONAP (Biota of North America Program) 2014 county distribution map, Allium parvum

Allium parvum has a bulb one to two and a half centimeters wide and bears a relatively short scape for an onion species, rarely more than 12 centimeters tall. The two leaves are sickle-shaped. Atop the stem is an umbel of fewer than 30 flowers, which are generally pale pink with prominent dark midveins. Anthers are purple or yellow; pollen yellow.Calphoto Photo galleryHickman, J. C. 1993. The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California 1–1400. University of California Press, Berkeley.Cronquist, A.J., A. H. Holmgren, N. H. Holmgren & Reveal. 1977. Vascular Plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A. 6: 1–584. In A.J. Cronquist, A. H. Holmgren, N. H. Holmgren, J. L. Reveal & P. K. Holmgren (eds.) Intermountain Flora. Hafner Pub. Co., New York.Kellogg, Albert. 1863. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 3(3): 54-55, figure 13 in English; full-page line drawing on page 55

Uses This plant was a food and flavoring for the Paiute people.Ethnobotany, University of MichiganFowler, Catherine S. 1989 Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940. Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press (p. 44)

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External links Calflora Database: Allium parvum (Dwarf onion, Small onion) USDA Plants Profile for Allium parvum (small onion) UC CalPhotos of Allium parvum