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Allium jepsonii

(Ownbey & Aase ex Traub) S. S. Denison & McNeal

Jepson's onion

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Allium jepsonii is a species of wild onion known by the common name Jepson's onion, honoring renowned California botanist Willis Linn Jepson.

Description

A Mediterranean climate onion herb in the Amaryllidaceae family.

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Edible Uses

The bulb is edible.

Distribution

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.

Where It Grows

North America, USA,

Synonyms

Allium sanbornii var. jepsonii Ownbey & Aase ex Traub.

References (1)

  • Brevard County Edible Acres

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