Are Allium Abramsii and Allium Macropetalum in the same botanical family?

Yes — both belong to Amaryllidaceae.

Can you substitute Allium Abramsii for Allium Macropetalum?

They are close relatives in the genus Allium, often substitutable with flavor adjustments.

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Allium Abramsii vs Allium Macropetalum

Allium abramsii · Allium macropetalum

Allium Abramsii

Allium abramsii

T Traditional Use

Family: Amaryllidaceae
Genus: Allium
Primary use: aromatic

Allium abramsii is a species of wild onion known by the common name Abrams' onion.

Allium Macropetalum

Allium macropetalum

T Traditional Use

Family: Amaryllidaceae
Genus: Allium
Primary use: aromatic

Allium macropetalum, the desert onion, is a species of wild onion native to the desert regions of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. It is known from desert plains and hills in Sonora, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas, at elevations up to 2500 m.

At a glance

· Same genus (Allium) — close relatives, often substitutable.
· Both are primarily aromatic.
· Evidence tiers — Allium Abramsii: T; Allium Macropetalum: T.