Amaryllidaceae
Drummond's onion
Allium drummondii
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Allium
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Drummond's onion
- Tamil
- அல்லியம் திரம்மண்டி
Synonyms
- Allium drummondii f. asexuale Ownbey
- Allium helleri Small
- Allium nuttallii S.Watson
- Allium reticulatum var. nuttallii (S.Watson) M.E.Jones
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cody Stricker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: abbamouse, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Turner Brockman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brand R, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: pynklynx, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: andrew2285, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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.