[4] The Allium validum bulb is three to five centimeters long, ovoid and clustered on the short end.

The outer coat of the stout rhizome is brown or gray in color, fibrous, and vertically lined.

The flower itself is six to ten millimeters, its perianth parts are more or less erect, narrowly lanceolate, acuminate, and are a rose to white color.

[2][5][6][7][8][9] This is a common plant in California, often found in wet meadows at elevations of 1,200 to 3,400 meters (3,900 to 11,200 ft).

The plant will grow in acid, basic, or alkaline soils, but only in areas with plenty of moisture and sun.