About Allium acuminatum Hook.
Allium acuminatum Hook. produces spherical bulbs that are less than 2 cm across and smell like onions. Its scape reaches up to 40 cm in height, and bears an umbel containing up to 40 flowers. The flowers range in color from pink to purple, and have yellow anthers. This plant grows two or three grooved leaves, which typically wither before the plant blooms. Its native habitats are open, rocky slopes, areas growing among brush, and areas growing among pines. This onion species was eaten by First Peoples in southern British Columbia. Harvesting took place in either early spring or late fall, and the onions were usually cooked in pits. Both the bulb and the flowering stalk are edible; in cooking, the stalk has a more pleasant flavour. This species is distributed across Western United States and Canada. It has been recorded in every state west of the Rocky Mountains, as well as in British Columbia.
