''Allium parvum'' is an American species of

wild onion Wild onion can refer to * any uncultivated species in the genus ''Allium'', especially: **''Allium bisceptrum'' ** ''Allium canadense'' ** ''Allium tricoccum'' ** ''Allium validum'' ** ''Allium vineale'' * ''Asphodelus tenuifolius'' * ''Cyperus bulb ...

known by the common name small onion.USDA Plants Profile
/ref> It is native to the western United States where it is a common member of the flora in rocky, dry areas in mountainous areas, especially in talus at elevations of . It is widespread in California, Nevada, Oregon and Idaho, and also reported from western Utah and from extreme southwestern Montana ( Ravalli and Beaverhead Counties). ''Allium parvum'' has a bulb one to two and a half centimeters wide and bears a relatively short scape for an onion species, rarely more than 12 centimeters tall. The two leaves are sickle-shaped. Atop the stem is an umbel of fewer than 30 flowers, which are generally pale pink with prominent dark midveins. Anthers are purple or yellow; pollen yellow.

Uses

This plant was a food and flavoring for the Paiute people.Fowler, Catherine S. 1989 Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940. Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press (p. 44)

References

External links

Calflora Database: ''Allium parvum'' (Dwarf onion, Small onion) USDA Plants Profile for ''Allium parvum'' (small onion)UC CalPhotos of ''Allium parvum''
parvum Flora of California Flora of Idaho Flora of Montana Flora of Nevada Flora of Oregon Flora of Utah Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Onions Plants described in 1863 Taxa named by Albert Kellogg Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Allium-stub