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Allium nevii

Nevius's garlic, Nevius's onion
Habit Scapose perennial from one or more ovoid bulbs, the inner coats reddish to white, the outer coats gray to brown; with a thin inner membrane showing a distinct network pattern.
Leaves

Leaves 2, concave-convex, narrow, persistent at maturity, shorter than the scape;

scape usually 1-2 dm. tall, terete, not thickened below the umbel.
Flowers

Umbel several- to many-flowered, the slender pedicels 2-3 times the length of the tepals;

tepals usually 6-7 mm. long, entire, pointed, narrowly lanceolate, usually pink;

stamens 6, about as long as the tepals.
Fruits

Capsule 3-celled.

Allium nevii
Flowering time May-July
Habitat Vernally wet meadows and rocky soils at low to middle elevations.
Distribution
Occurring east of the Cascades crest in central Washington; Chelan County, Washington to Wasco County, Oregon
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
A. acuminatum, A. amplectens, A. campanulatum, A. cernuum, A. columbianum, A. constrictum, A. crenulatum, A. dictuon, A. douglasii, A. fibrillum, A. geyeri, A. macrum, A. robinsonii, A. schoenoprasum, A. scilloides, A. textile, A. tolmiei, A. validum, A. vineale
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