Allium bisceptrum (Aspen Onion)

7/9/16 SR 108 (Sonora Pass Hwy.), Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest,

Sierra Nevada, Mono County, CA

7/7/05 McGee Canyon Trail, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

7/7/05 McGee Canyon Trail

7/6/05 Convict Lake (behind Cabin #6 - Eastern Brook), Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA 

7/1/05 South Lake Road (near Bishop Creek Lodge), Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Inyo County, CA 

7/1/05 South Lake Road

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Aspen Onion

SPECIES: Allium bisceptrum

FAMILY: Alliaceae (Onion & Garlic Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/1/2005

LOCATION: South Lake Road (near Bishop Creek Lodge), Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Inyo County, CA 

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Bulb 10–15 mm, ovoid to ± spheric; daughter bulbs generally clustered at bulb base; outer coat brown to gray, sculpture ± square, walls very wavy

Stems 1–3, 10–35 cm

Leaf ± = stem, widely channeled

Inflorescence: flowers 15–40; pedicels 10–25 mm

Flower 6–10 mm; perianth parts lanceolate, acuminate, entire, rose-purple, papery in fruit; ovary crests 6, low, ± triangular, minutely dentate

Ecology: Meadows, aspen groves

Elevation: 2000–2900 m.  

Bioregional distribution: Great Basin Floristic Province 

Distribution outside California: to Idaho, Utah

Flowering time: May–Jul

From Jepson eFlora:

Bulb 10–15 mm, ovoid to ± spheric, bulblets generally clustered at base; outer coat cells ± square, walls wavy. Stem: 1–3, 10–35 cm. Leaf: 2–5, ± = stem, widely channeled. Inflorescence: flowers 15–40; pedicels 10–25 mm. Flower: 6–10 mm; perianth parts lanceolate, acuminate, entire, white or pink to rose-purple; ovary crests 6, low, ± triangular, dentate. 
n=7. Meadows, aspen groves; 2000–2900 m. High Cascade Range, High Sierra Nevada, Great Basin Floristic Province; to Idaho, Utah, Arizona. May–Jul