Allium brevistylum
shortstyle onion
Family AmaryllidaceaeAlso called short-styled onion
About
Allium brevistylum is a pink-flowered wild onion of high mountain meadows and streambanks in the Rocky Mountain states.
Care at a glance
- Pet safety
- Allium species are toxic to cats and dogs; eating large amounts can cause hemolytic anemia, and cats are most sensitive. General guidance for the genus
- People
- Low toxicity; eating large quantities may cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. General guidance for the genus
- Light
- Full sun to light shade. General guidance for the genus
- Propagation
- Divide bulb offsets in spring; seed is slower and may take years to germinate. General guidance for the genus
- Mature size
- Flowering stalks up to 60 cm.
“General guidance for the genus” marks advice sourced for the genus as a whole rather than this species.
Field notes
Morphology
A thick, iris-like rhizome carries bulbs up to 3 cm across. Flattened, narrowly winged stalks reach 60 cm and bear urn-shaped pink flowers up to 15 mm long with thick midribs and yellow anthers.
Distribution & habitat
Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, in meadows and along mountain streams at 2200–3400 m.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- United States
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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