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Drummond Wild Onion, Allium drummondii, W

Drummond Wild Onion, Allium drummondii, W (1)

Drummond Wild Onion, Allium drummondii, W (2)

Drummond Wild Onion, Allium drummondii, W (3)

Drummond Wild Onion, Allium drummondii, W (4)

Variation: white flower with central magenta stripe

Liliaceae - Lily family
Drummond Wild Onion Allium drummondii
Loose, pink/red clusters of 3/8" wide and 1/4" tall, papery flowers on 6-10" tall stalk. Small leaves at base. The bulb can be eaten like a mild onion. Crushed bulb can relieve the sting of bees and wasps.
White flower photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, March-April 2005, April 2007
Blush flower photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, April 2005, April 2007
(Native of Texas - Taylor, etc.)

Variation - blush magenta

Drummond Wild Onion, Allium drummondii, P (2)

Drummond Wild Onion, Allium drummondii, P (1)

Drummond Wild Onion, Allium drummondii, P (6)

Drummond Wild Onion, Allium drummondii, P (4)

Drummond Wild Onion, Allium drummondii, P (5)

Drummond Wild Onion, Allium drummondii, P (7)

	Drummond Wild Onion	Plains Onion
Plant	bulb 3/8"-5/8" long, coating can cover more than one bulb. Erect stem 4"-12" long	bulb 1/2"-1 1/4" long, coating can cover more than one bulb. Erect stem 4"-8" long
Leaves	2-5, flat, channeled, 4"-12" long, very narrow	3-5, flat, channeled, 3"-12" long, very narrow
Spathe Bracts	2-3 with 1 vein	2-3 with 3-7 veins
Flower Head	in a compact to loose umbel, 10-15 flowers, rare bulbils,	in a loose umbel, 5-25 flowers, no bulbils,
Flower	tepals spreading to an open bell or star; white, pink, red, rare green/yellow; thickened midrib; anthers yellow	tepals does not open wide; white or pale pink with pink/rose midribs; anthers yellow or purple
Fruit	seed coat shiny	pedicel elongates in fruit, seed coat dull or shiny

Liliaceae - Lily family
Plains Onion Allium perdulce
Cluster deep pink flowers that do not open fully (like a tulip), 3 wide petals and 3 narrower petals. Several veins in spathe bract. 4"-6" tall stem. Long round basal leaves. Very fragrant, like cloves.
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, April 2005
(Native of Texas - Taylor)

Other Species in My Area

Meadow Garlic Allium canadense
Full clusters of 1/4" tall, 1/2" wide, papery white/pink flowers on 6-10" tall stalk (more like garlic). Instead of flowers, stalk can produce tiny green/red balls which are bulbs (bulbils). Occasionally a stalk will have flowers and bulbils together. Basal leaves are very narrow with a central keel. The bulb can be eaten, mild onion flavor. Crushed bulb can relieve the sting of bees and wasps. This bulb does not grow in large colonies.
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Shackelford, Brown)

Also see:
white wild lily & lily-like
garden lily
Blue-eyed Grass Yucca

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