About Allium bolanderi S.Watson
Allium bolanderi, a species of wild onion, has the common name Bolander's onion. This wild onion is native to northern California and southwestern Oregon, where it grows in rocky soils in the Klamath Mountains and surrounding areas. It grows from an oval-shaped bulb up to 2 cm (3⁄4 in) long, with associated rhizomes. Its stem reaches a maximum height of about 35 cm (14 in), and it bears two or three long, cylindrical leaves that are about the same length as the stem. The inflorescence holds 10 to 20 flowers that are most often reddish-purple, and occasionally white. Each flower has tepals with very fine teeth. Two varieties of this species are currently recognized: Allium bolanderi var. bolanderi, and Allium bolanderi var. mirabile (L.F.Hend.) McNeal.
