Allium parryi

Parry's fringed onion

Family: Alliaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Parry's fringed onion is a California native perennial found in southern Sierra Nevada, San Bernardino Mountains, and Peninsular Ranges on dry slopes and flats at elevations of 900 to 2,200 meters. Flowering from May to July, this plant produces white flowers with a reddish tinge, 6 to 9 millimeters long, in clusters of 8 to 50 individual blooms. Growing with slender stems 5 to 20 centimeters tall, it emerges from a small ovoid bulb that has reddish-brown outer layers. Its single cylindrical leaf is shorter than the stem, with a delicate, upright growth habit. The flower's distinctive white perianth parts are lanceolate and sharply pointed, featuring six prominent ovary crests that add textural interest to the bloom.

Habitat: dry slopes, flats

Bloom period: May-Jul

Elevation: 900-2200 m

Bioregions: s SNH, SnBr, PR

California counties: San Diego, San Bernardino, Riverside, Tulare, Sonoma, Kern

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