atrorubens
Pronunciation: AL-ee-um a-tro-ROO-bens
Common name: Wild onion
Family: Liliaceae (Lily)
Habitat: Dry rocky hillsides, 5000'-7000', sagebrush
scrub, Death Valley to Mono Co.
Blooming period: May to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Allium
2) atrorubens