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Pronunciation: AL-ee-um hee-mat-oh-KY-ton
Common name: Red-skinned onion
Family: Alliaceae (Onion)
Habitat: Dry slopes, ridges, on clay or stony soils, chaparral, coastal sage scrub, valley grasslands to 2500', South Coast, West Transverse Range, Peninsular Range
Blooming period: March to May
Name derivations: 1) Allium 2) haematochiton