Allium platycaule S.Watson is a western American allium from California, Oregon & Nevada. It occurs on rocky or sandy slopes. The foliage is broad, gray, and sickle-shaped and arching sideways (falcate), and the large fuzzy globes of pink flowers only a few inches (15 cm) above the ground create a memorable sight. In the first photo, two bloom heads of the darker red-purple Allium falcifolium Hook. & Arn. can be seen. The first two photos were taken by Mark McDonough and the last photo by Nhu Nguyen was taken at the UC Botanical Garden.
Photos taken in Plumas County, California by Mary Sue Ittner.
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