Liliaceae

Allium fibrillum

Blue Mountain Onion

Erect single flowering stem. Leaves paired, equal to or taller than flowering stem, green at flowering. Flowers short, widely bell-shaped, white or pink with green midrib, with 6 low, curving, smooth-edged appendages on ovary. Grows in moist, heavy soils at high elevations. More common and smaller than A. brandegeei, which looks similar.

• Rarity: Locally Common
• Flowering Time: Late Spring, Early Summer
• Life Cycle: Perennial
• Height: 2--8 inches
• Habitat: East-Side Forest, Subalpine
• Found In: Wallowas, Great Basin
• Native: Yes