Latin name: Allium praecox Brandegee
Pronunciation: AL-ee-um PREE-kox
Common name: Early onion
Family: Alliaceae (Onion)
Habitat: Shaded slopes and canyons to 2500', chaparral, southern oak woodland, Baja to San Bernardino and east LA Counties, Channel Islands
Blooming period: March to April
Name derivations: 1) Allium 2) praecox
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