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Pronunciation: AL-ee-um a-tro-ROO-bens kris-TAY-tum
Common name: Crested onion
Family: Alliaceae (Onion)
Habitat: Dry rocky hillsides, sandy soils, 5000'-7000', sagebrush scrub, Death Valley to Mono Co.
Blooming period: May to June
Name derivations: 1) Allium 2) atrorubens 3) cristatum
These photographs were taken in Death Valley