Allium bolanderi Calflora

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Taxon Report

Allium bolanderi S. Watson

Bolander's onion

Allium bolanderi is a perennial herb (bulb) that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~107 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. bolanderi ... var. mirabile
Genus:	Allium
Family:	Alliaceae (Liliaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Allium bolanderi from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ALBO) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Flower Description: The inflorescence contains 10 to 20 reddish-purple, or occasionally white, flowers, each with very finely toothed tepals. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/29/2025).