mexicali onion

Allium peninsulare

Member of onions (genus Allium)
amaryllis family (family Amaryllidaceae)
monocots (class Liliopsida)
purple in flowering plants

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• leaf 2–3, channeled to ± cylindric
• pedicels 8–40 mm
• inner perianth parts entire to dentate
• common on peninsula, present in Henry Coe

Toxicity of wild garlic, wild onion (Allium spp.):
1 – Skin contact with these plants can cause symptoms ranging from redness, itching, and rash to painful blisters like skin burns.
3 – Ingestion of these plants is expected to cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms that may cause illness but is not life-threatening.

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Chris’s observations: 2 (all are research grade)

Locations:

• Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve: 2

Months:

• Apr.: 2

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora