Allium falcifolium Calflora

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Allium falcifolium Hook. & Arn.

Scytheleaf onion, Sickle leaf onion

Allium falcifolium is a perennial herb (bulb) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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Genus:	Allium
Family:	Alliaceae (Liliaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Ultramafic affinity: 4.2 - broad endemic / strong indicator

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral

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

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Allium breweri
JEF	Allium falcifolium var. breweri

Information about Allium falcifolium from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ALFA3) 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
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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).