| Allium simillimum | |
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| Allium simillimum in southwest Idaho | |
| Conservation status | |
 Apparently Secure (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Species: | A. simillimum |
| Binomial name | |
| Allium simillimum L.F. Hend. | |
Allium simillimum, the simil onion, or dwarf onion, is a plant species native to Idaho and Montana (Gallatin and Ravalli Counties). It grows on sandy soils at high elevations in the mountains, 1800–3400 m.
Allium simillimum produces egg-shaped bulbs up to 1.7 cm long. Flowering stalks are rarely more than 5 cm tall. Flowers are bell-shaped, up to 10 mm across; tepals white with green or pink midribs; anthers purple; pollen white or gray.
References
- "NatureServe Explorer - Allium simillimum". NatureServe Explorer Allium simillimum. NatureServe. 2022-06-22. Retrieved 22 Jun 2022.
- ^ Flora of North America v 26 p 268, Allium simillimum
- BONAP (Biota of North America Program) floristic synthesis, Allium simillimum
- Dwarf Onion — Allium simillimum. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program.
- Henderson, Louis Forniquet. 1900. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 27(6): 355–356.
- Cronquist, A.J., A. H. Holmgren, N. H. Holmgren & Reveal. 1977. Vascular Plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A. 6: 1–584. In A.J. Cronquist, A. H. Holmgren, N. H. Holmgren, J. L. Reveal & P. K. Holmgren (eds.) Intermountain Flora. Hafner Pub. Co., New York.
