Allium fimbriatum

Fringed onion

Family: Alliaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Fringed onion is a California native perennial found in rocky or open habitats at elevations between 10 to 1,500 meters. Flowering from May to July, this plant produces dark red-purple to white flowers with lanceolate perianth parts 8 to 12 millimeters long in clusters of 6 to 75 blooms. Growing with slender stems 10 to 37 centimeters tall, it emerges from a small ovoid bulb with red-brown outer coatings. Its single leaf is cylindrical and approximately 1.5 to 2 times the length of the stem. The plant's distinctive ovary features six obvious dentate crests, giving the flower a delicate, fringed appearance.

California counties: Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Inyo, Lake, Ventura, Kern, Fresno, Monterey, Madera, Napa, San Benito, Colusa, Yolo, Kings

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.