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Allium amplectens

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Authors: Torr.  

Botanical Description

Bulbs ovoid, usually in clumps. Stems 25-40cm high. Leaves shorter than stems, linear, flat when young then rolling lengthwise. Flowers starry, about 1cm across, pink or white, in dense semi-globose umbels about 2.5cm or more across, late spring to early summer. California to British Columbia, on dry slopes and field edges below about 800m.