Amaryllidaceae
Tolmie's onion
Allium tolmiei
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Allium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Tolmie's onion
Synonyms
- Allium douglasii var. tolmiei (Baker) Traub
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 37 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- red (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Kate Manning, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Kennedy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Drew Meyer, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kate Manning, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel Kennedy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Roger Rittmaster, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel Kennedy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rob Santry, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Drew Meyer, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Fertig, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel Kennedy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Fertig, 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.