Latin name: Allium howellii Eastw. var. clokeyi
  Ownbey & Aase ex Traub.
  Pronunciation: AL-ee-um HOW-el-ee-eye KLO-kee-
  eye
  Common name: Mt. Pinos onion
  Family: Alliaceae (Onion)
  Habitat: Grassy slopes, 4500'-6000', Mt. Pinos, West
  Transverse Range
  Blooming period: April to June
  Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Allium
  (2) howellii (3) clokeyi
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