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Amaryllidaceae

Brandegee's onion

Allium brandegeei S.Watson

Family
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Allium

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Brandegee's onion: Brandegee's onion (Allium brandegeei syn. Allium brandegei), Lily family (Liliaceae). Along Hwy 39 (Monte Cristo Road), Cache County, Utah. Two color variations
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Brandegee's onion
Icelandic
Gljúfralaukur

Synonyms

  • Allium brandegeei f. viviparum W.A.Weber
  • Allium diehlii (M.E.Jones) M.E.Jones
  • Allium minimum M.E.Jones
  • Allium tribracteatum var. diehlii M.E.Jones

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.