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Drummond's Wild Onion

Allium drummondii

Description:

Drummond Onion is an upright to somewhat sprawling plant reaching 4-12 inches in height. Flowering stems and leaves form clusters of small bulbs, which are covered with fine mesh like netting. Flower color ranges from white to purple-red.

Habitat:

Yard by stream that has often flooded this year, so it will be interesting to see if they have survived.

Notes:

This plant grows in calcareous or limestone soils of plains, prairies, and along hills and slopes. Drummond Onion is considered edible and good tasting. It blooms from March through May and can be found in the South Texas Plains and Edwards Plateau area. The leaves are eaten by sand hill cranes.

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1 Comment

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 8 years ago

nice ;)

joanbstanley
Spotted by
joanbstanley

Pflugerville, Texas, USA

Spotted on Apr 13, 2015
Submitted on Jun 16, 2015

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