Allium cepa L.
Annotated by Frank Lomer, 2013.

British Columbia: Lytton, Thompson River, east side, 100 m northeast of Highway 12 bridge over railroad tracks. Elev. 180 m
50.236472° N, 121.579389° W,
Shrubby, weedy hillside below residences, dominated by Prunus virginiana. In silty organic soil with Galium aparine, Taraxacum officinale, Tragopogon dubius, Bromus tectorum. Several plants with flower head buds; continued growing after pressing into November; leaves and stem tubular; hollow; plants odorless when rubbed, but smells like an onion when bulb crushed; garden escape – shallot(?)

Frank Lomer 8255, 2013 May 13
UBC, Accession: V240739