davisiae (M.E. Jones) D. McNeal & F. Ownbey
Pronunciation: AL-ee-um lak-oo-NO-sum day-
VIS-ee-ee
Common name: Davis's pitted onion
Family: Alliaceae (Onion)
Habitat: Open sandy slopes and ridges to 6000',
West Transverse Range, San Bernardinos, Mojave
Desert
Blooming period: April to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Allium
2) lacunosum 3) davisiae