Allium cernuum
Amaryllidaceae
Nodding Onion
Erect leafless flower stem with hanging head, many basal leaves, just shorter than flowering stem. Grass-like leaves remain green through flowering. Flowers in numerous nodding clusters with bracts at base, pink to white, bell-shaped. Grows in moist rocky soils from coast to subalpine.
- Rarity: Locally Common
- Flowering Time: Mid Summer
- Flower Form: 6 Petals, Lily family
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 20 inches
- Habitat: Coastal, Meadow, Subalpine
- Found In: Mt. Rainier NP, N Cascades NP, Olympic NP, Wallowas
- Native: Yes
