About Allium siskiyouense Ownbey ex Traub
Allium siskiyouense, commonly known as Siskiyou onion, is a North American wild onion species. It is native to the Klamath Mountains and adjacent mountain ranges in northern California and Oregon, where it grows in serpentine soil and other rocky soil types. This is a small onion plant that grows from a reddish-brown bulb measuring 1 to 2 cm (1/3 to 2/3 inch) long. It produces a short stem that reaches no more than 8 cm (3 inches) long, along with two sickle-shaped leaves that are typically longer than the stem. Its inflorescence holds up to around 35 flowers; each flower has pink tepals with dark veins, approximately 1 cm (1/3 inch) long, that sometimes have toothed tips.
