Burlew's Onion (Allium burlewii)

Burlew's Onion, a reference photo — Photo: Vahe Martirosyan from Glendale, CA, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Allium burlewii is a species of wild onion known by the common name Burlew's onion. It is endemic to California, where grows in the granitic soils of several of the central and southern mountain ranges from Riverside and San Bernardino to Fresno and Monterey Counties, usually between 6,000 and 10,000 feet above sea level.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Burlew's Onion being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Allium obtusum
Allium monticola
Allium atrorubens
Allium parvum

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Genus: Allium
Species: Allium burlewii

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