OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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

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



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).

image of Allium canadense, Wild Onion, Meadow Garlic

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

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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

 

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