Allium unifolium Calflora

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Taxon Report

Allium unifolium Kellogg

One leaf onion, Oneleaf onion

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~310 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Ultramafic affinity: 1 - weak indicator / indifferent

Communities: Closed-cone Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Chaparral

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

Information about Allium unifolium from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ALUN) 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: 03/28/2025).