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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