Allium macropetalum
Translingual
Etymology
1904 by Per Axel Rydberg.
Proper noun
Allium macropetalum n
- A taxonomic species within the family Amaryllidaceae – desert onion, largeflower wild onion, native to the southwest of the United States and the northwest of Mexico, of a pink umbel of many flowers with ovate-lanceolate bracts with a purple midrib in each, obovoid 4cm long and 2cm thick bulb, 2 cm long and 2–4 mm wide leaves, strong in taste and repelling insects.
References
- Rydberg, Per Axel (1904) “Studies on the Rocky Mountain flora – XI.”, in Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club, volume 31, pages 401–402
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