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Perennial; bulb 1 or on rhizomes, reforming each yr; bulblets at bulb bases or on rhizomes; outer bulb coat brown, red-brown, yellow-brown, or gray; inner coats generally white (pink, red, or yellow); onion odor, taste present (except Nothoscordum).
Stem: scapose, cylindric, sometimes flat or triangular.
Leaf: basal, sheathing stem, linear [or not], cylindric, channeled or flat, generally ± withering from tip by flower.
Inflorescence: umbel (1-flowered in Ipheion), bracts generally 2, splitting and appearing 2+ or not, ± fused, enclosing flower buds, scarious.
Flower: perianth parts 6 in 2 petal-like whorls, ± free to fused in lower 1/3–1/2; stamens 6, fused to perianth, filaments widened at base, anthers attached at middle; ovary superior, 3-lobed, chambers 3, ovules 2+ per chamber, style 1, stigma entire or ± 3-lobed.
Fruit: capsule, loculicidal.
Seed: black, sculpture net-like, smooth, or granular.
13 genera, 750–800 species: worldwide. Many cultivated for food, ornamental. —Scientific Editor: Thomas J. Rosatti.

Key to Alliaceae

Perennial; bulb with basal bulblets or not; outer coat membranous, brown; onion odor absent.
Stem: scapose, cylindric.
Leaf: basal, linear, flat or channeled, withering from tip before flower; bases sheathing.
Inflorescence: umbel, flowers several; bracts obvious, generally 2, ± fused, scarious.
Flower: perianth parts fused in lower 1/3, petal-like, lobes ± spreading; stigma head-like.
Fruit: capsule, loculicidal.
Seed: several(to 12), angled or flat, black.
± 20–35 species (Greek: false garlic) [Jacobsen & McNeal 2002 FNANM 26:276–278]

Bulb ± 1.5 cm.
Stem: 20–40 cm.
Leaf: 2–several, 25–30 cm, 4–10 mm wide.
Inflorescence: < 4 cm diam; bracts < umbel, persistent; pedicels erect to spreading, unequal.
Flower: 8–14 mm; perianth white with ± green bases, ± red midveins, lobes oblanceolate, obtuse; stamens included; style persistent in fruit.
Fruit: 6–7 mm, obovoid.
Disturbed areas; < 100 m. Great Central Valley, Central Western California, South Coast;

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Citation for the whole project: Jepson Flora Project (eds.) [year] Jepson eFlora, http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/IJM.html [accessed on month, day, year]
Citation for an individual treatment: [Author of taxon treatment] [year]. [Taxon name] in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, [URL for treatment]. Accessed on [month, day, year].

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Chart based on elevation range in Manual and elevations and coordinates of CCH records. Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria. Note: About half of the CCH records include both elevation and coordinates.	Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria. View all CCH records   CCH collections by month Duplicates counted once; synonyms included. Species do not include records of infraspecific taxa. Blue line denotes Manual flowering time.