Allium serra is a California species of wild onion known by several common names, including jeweled onion, pom-pon onion, and serrated onion.[2][3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. serra
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It favors hard soils with rock and clay, including serpentine soil.[5] It is found in the Coast Ranges of central and northern California, from Merced County to Humboldt County.[6]
Allium serra plant produces a small herringbone-patterned bulb an average of one centimeter in diameter. It has a long stem on which it bears a tightly bunched umbel of flowers. The attractive bright pink flowers are thimble or bell-shaped, often iridescent when new and becoming papery as they dry.[5][7]
References
edit- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
- ^ McNeal, Dale W. & Ownbey, Francis Marion. 1977. Madroño 24(1): 25–28, figure 1
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 263 Allium serra McNeal & Ownbey
- ^ a b Jepson Manual Treatment: Allium serra
- ^ Calflora Taxon Report 232, Allium serra D. McNeal & F. Ownbey, jeweled onion
- ^ United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
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