Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Allium stellatum
FAMILY
Alliaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Allium stellatum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Allium stellatum
COMMON NAME:
Glade Onion, Prairie Onion
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_alst_001_lvd
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Jeff Ausmus jma_allste
August Monroe County MI
In cultivation
Flowers stellate [star-shaped], the tepals spreading, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_a_stellatum_b
August
Scape nodding in bud, becoming erect in flower or fruit, per Weakley's Flora.
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Jeff Ausmus jma_allste2
October Monroe County MI
In cultivation
Fruit is a chambered capsule about 1/8" across, each chamber containing a single black seed, per www.minnesotawildflowers.info.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Allium stellatum
FAMILY
Alliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Allium stellatum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Allium stellatum
3581
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: limestone glades, calcareous prairies, calcareous barrens, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Pink
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals in two whorls of 3
6 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Flowers in umbels
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
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