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El Paso County Wildflower Project - Geyer's Onion

Geyer’s Onion

Bloom Season: May - August

Habitat: Moist meadows, stream banks, open mountain slopes, and forest openings in full sun or partial shade

Photography Notes: Susceptible to a breeze

Credits: Jason Fazio, 5 June

Allium geyeri or Geyer's onion is a North American species of onion widespread in the western United States and in western Canada. It is found in the Rocky Mountain States from New Mexico to Idaho, Great Basin, the Pacific Northwest, Texas, South Dakota, Arizona, Manitoba, British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan.[2][3]

There are three varieties of the onion:

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Geyer’s Onion (native) is one of many wildflowers featured in the El Paso CO Wildflower Project, a community-built field guide documenting the wildflowers of El Paso County, Colorado.