Allium canadense var. ecristatum Ownbey

Bulbs without basal bulbels, 1.5–2 × 2–2.5 cm; inner coat cells somewhat contorted. Leaves 3–6; blade 1–5 mm wide, margins entire or denticulate. Scape solitary, 10–30 cm. Umbel 5–25-flowered, producing capsules and seeds, bulbils almost unknown; spathe bracts 3, ovate. Flowers fragrant, 5–7 mm; tepals erect, deep pink, ± thick; pedicel linear, stout, subequal, 15–22 mm. 2n = 28.