Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Allium burdickii
FAMILY
Alliaceae
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Learn more about Ramps from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Allium burdickii
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Allium tricoccum var. burdickii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Allium tricoccum var. burdickii
INCLUDED WITHIN Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Allium tricoccum
COMMON NAME:
Narrowleaf Ramps, White Ramps
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Allium burdickii
FAMILY
Alliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Allium burdickii
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Allium tricoccum var. burdickii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Allium tricoccum var. burdickii
INCLUDED WITHIN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Allium tricoccum
4659
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: northern hardwood forests, primarily at higher elevations than A. tricoccum, also in cove forests and rich slopes, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
FLOWER:
Summer
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals in two whorls of 3
6 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Flowers in umbels
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
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