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Allium acuminatum Allium acuminatum Hook. Allium acuminatum Hook. var. cuspidatum Fernald Tapertip Onion, Hooker’s Onion
This member of the onion family has small, spherical bulbs that smell like onions. Identification: The shape and color of the flowerheads are quite distinctive. About 10-20 flowers form roughly spherical groups 2-3" (5-7.6 cm) in diameter. The flowers are on the boundary between purple and pink. Edibility: The onion bulbs and leaves are edible, though some are so strong as to be unpalatable. In southern British Columbia, the Thompson Indians used to gather the plants in the spring or fall, cooking them in pits. Online References:
Allium acuminatum at the Oregon Flora Image Project Allium acuminatum on Wildflowers, Ferns & Trees of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah Allium acuminatum at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Allium acuminatum on Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants Allium acuminatum on CalPhotos Allium acuminatum on SEINet—the Southwest Environmental Information Network Allium acuminatum on eFloras Allium acuminatum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 12 Oct 2018.
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2/24/2010 · Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad, CA
6/3/2009 · Zion National Park, UT
6/3/2009 · Zion National Park, UT Range:
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ID is uncertain 
