Amaryllidaceae
Papery onion
Allium membranaceum
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Allium
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- ثوم غشائي
- arz
- ثوم غشائى
- English
- Papery onion
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Andy Kleinhesselink, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Diego Blanco, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Scott Yarger, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kayla Sweeten, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: kendalloei, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification 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.