Amaryllidaceae
Glassy onion
Allium hyalinum
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Allium
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- ثوم شفاف
- arz
- ثوم شفاف
- English
- Glassy onion
Synonyms
- Allium hyalinum var. hickmanii Jeps.
Flowers
- In flower
- February to April (from 19 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kayla Sweeten, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jonathan Vaughn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brendan Black, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Marco Iboshi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cricket Raspet, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ryan Donnelly, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ryan Donnelly, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ryan Donnelly, CC BY 4.0, 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.