Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Allium macropetalum (Desert Onion,cebollin)
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Habitat: bajadas
Life Form: forb,perennial Leaf Description: basal linear grasslike simple Flower Color: white or whitish and red and purple Flowering Period: Mar. to June Spines: spineless Family: Amaryllidaceae (amaryllis family) Abundance: widespread,common Additional Information: Felger, R.S., S. Rutman, and J. Malusa. 2013. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: Flora of Southwestern Arizona: Part 5. Monocots except grasses. Phytoneuron 2013-76, 1-59 page 4 (4.6 MB pdf) |
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