 Inflorescence 10 - 30 flowers; pedicels 0.7 to 1.5 cm. Flower 6-8 mm; perianth parts white to rose with a darker midvein; ovary topped with a low, papillate cap covering lobes (JM2). UCI Ecological Preserve, Irvine, CA. 3-18-09. © Joan Avise |
Red-skinned Onion Allium haematochiton Occasional in clay soils, mostly grasslands and grassy openings in coastal sage scrub, chaparral and Tecate cypress forest; San Joaquin Hills, southern foothills and Santa Ana Mountains (Roberts). Grows from oblong bulbs clustered on a short, stout rhizome, 2-3 cm.; outer coat reddish brown, with finely striate sculpture; inner coats deep red to white (JM2) Photo of bulbs. Fruit a thin-walled capsule with 3 compartments. Flowering March-May. More information. Native to northern Baja California, Sonora, and southern California Back to Alliaceae of Orange County, California |
 UCI Ecological Preserve, Irvine, CA. 3-22-10. © Joan Avise |
 UCI Ecological Preserve, Irvine, CA. 3-22-10. © Joan Avise |
 UCI Ecological Preserve, Irvine, CA. 3-18-09. © Joan Avise |
 UCI Ecological Preserve, Irvine, CA. 3-18-09. © Joan Avise |
 Stem: 10-40 cm., slightly two-edged. UCI Ecological Preserve, Irvine, CA. 3-18-09. © Joan Avise |
 Leaves 4 to 6, thinner or the same width as the stem; round in cross section and hollow as in chives (Clarke). UCI Ecological Preserve, Irvine, CA. 2-17-12. © Joan Avise |
 Vic. Elsinore Peak, 2-15-15. © Ron Vanderhoff. |
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 Allium haematochiton L, Asphodelus fistulosus R, Robinson Ranch Rd., adj. Winchester Dr., 2-12-15. © Ron Vanderhoff. |
 Allium haematochiton L, Asphodelus fistulosus R, Robinson Ranch Rd., adj. Winchester Dr., 2-12-15. © Ron Vanderhoff. |
