NameThatPlant.net: Allium burdickii

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Allium burdickii FAMILY Alliaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Learn more about Ramps from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Allium burdickii FAMILY Liliaceae

COMMON NAME:
Narrowleaf Ramps, White Ramps

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Allium burdickii FAMILY Alliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Allium burdickii FAMILY Liliaceae

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

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

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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