Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Allium canadense
FAMILY
Alliaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Allium from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Allium canadense var. canadense
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Allium canadense var. canadense
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-35-002a:
Allium canadense var. canadense FAMILY Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Allium canadense
COMMON NAME:
Wild Onion, Meadow Garlic
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JK Marlow jkm160206_974
February Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Bulb not divided into flat-sided segments; coat fibrous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm080517_017
May McCormick County SC
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JK Marlow jkm110511_430
May Edgefield County SC
The terminal umbel is usually a mixture of bulblets and flowers, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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Keith Bradley kab_allium_canadense_7185
May Lexington County SC
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_allium_canadense_3
May
Though native, often appearing weedy, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Jeff Ausmus jma_allcan
June Monroe County MI
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Jeff Ausmus jma_allcan2
June Monroe County MI
In cultivation
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Jeff Ausmus jma_allcan3
June Monroe County MI
In cultivation
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Allium canadense
FAMILY
Alliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Allium canadense var. canadense
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Allium canadense var. canadense
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-35-002a:
Allium canadense var. canadense
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Allium canadense
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Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Bottomland forests, pastures, roadsides, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Pink/White
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals in two whorls of 3
6 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Flowers in umbels
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p108
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p228?
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p334?
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p037
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p379
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p163?
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p361
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p353?
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p408
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p011?
- Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses (Murphy et al., 1992) p065?
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