Latin name: Allium amplectens Torrey
Pronunciation: AL-ee-um am-PLEK-tens
Common name: Narrow-leaved onion
Family: Alliaceae (Onion)
Habitat: Dry slopes and fields mostly below 6000', wooded places, clay soils, Cuyamaca and Laguna Mts
Blooming period: March to June
Name derivations: 1) Allium 2) amplectens
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