Wild onion
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Wild onion can refer to
- any uncultivated species in the genus AlliumAlliumAllium is a monocot genus of flowering plants, informally referred to as the onion genus. The generic name Allium is the Latin word for garlic....
, especially:- Allium bisceptrumAllium bisceptrumAllium bisceptrum, also known as the twincrest onion or simply wild onion, is a high elevation plant native to California. It is a perennial that thrives under damp and shady conditions or open meadows in the Pacific region in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah...
- Allium canadenseAllium canadenseWild onion , also known as Canada onion, wild garlic, meadow garlic, and Canadian garlic, is a perennial plant native to North America. It has an edible bulb covered with a dense skin of brown fibers and tastes like an onion. The plant also has strong, onion-like odor...
- Allium validumAllium validumAllium validum, known by several common names including swamp onion, wild onion, Pacific onion, and Pacific mountain onion, has been previously classified as a member of the lily family, Liliaceae; however, it is now thought to be in the Alliaceae...
- Allium vinealeAllium vinealeAllium vineale is a perennial bulbflower in the genus Allium, native to Europe, north Africa and western Asia. The species was introduced in Australia and North America, where it has become an invasive species....
- Allium bisceptrum
- Cyperus bulbosusCyperus bulbosusCyperus bulbosus is a species of sedge found across Africa, India, and Australia. In the latter it is commonly called Bush Onion or "wild onion", but is not related to the onion or other alliaceae. It is a component of Australian bushfood but is considered an agricultural weed in other...
- Bulbine semibarbataBulbine semibarbataBulbine semibarbata, commonly known as Leek Lily, Native Leek or Wild Onion, is a species of annual herb native to Australia.-Taxonomy:...