OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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

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



INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Allium cernuum var. cernuum   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Allium cernuum

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America

Allium cernuum

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-35-005:

Allium cernuum   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Allium cernuum

 

COMMON NAME:
Nodding Onion, Nodding Wild Onion


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image of Allium cernuum, Nodding Onion, Nodding Wild Onion

JK Marlow    jkm0407j_08

July    Haywood County    NC

Corneille Bryan Native Garden

image of Allium cernuum, Nodding Onion, Nodding Wild Onion

JK Marlow    jkm0407j_08b

July    Haywood County    NC

Corneille Bryan Native Garden

A crook in the peduncle just below the umbel causes it to nod, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Allium cernuum, Nodding Onion, Nodding Wild Onion

JK Marlow    jkm060805_364

August    Haywood County    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

A many-flowered umbel without bulblets, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Allium cernuum, Nodding Onion, Nodding Wild Onion

JK Marlow    jkm070830_013

August        SC

Clemson Forest

image of Allium cernuum, Nodding Onion, Nodding Wild Onion

Keith Bradley    kab_allium_cernuum_2310

August    Madison County    VA

Shenandoah National Park

image of Allium cernuum, Nodding Onion, Nodding Wild Onion

JK Marlow    s070830_ab

August        SC

Clemson Forest

Leaves mostly basally disposed, glaucous, flat, to 16" long, 0.33" wide, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

image of Allium cernuum, Nodding Onion, Nodding Wild Onion

JK Marlow    s070830_d

August        SC

Clemson Forest

image of Allium cernuum, Nodding Onion, Nodding Wild Onion

JK Marlow    s070830_e

August        SC

Clemson Forest

Pedicels 1.5-2.5cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

 

 

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

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Allium cernuum var. cernuum   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Allium cernuum

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Allium cernuum

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-35-005:
Allium cernuum   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Allium cernuum

 

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Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Generally in open woodlands or around outcrops of shale, mafic, ultramafic, or calcareous rocks, in the mountains at low elevations, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon in NC, rare in GA & SC

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal

FLOWER:
Summer
White /Pink /Purplish
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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