Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Allium speculae
FAMILY
Alliaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Allium speculae
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Allium speculae
COMMON NAME:
Flatrock Onion
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_a_speculae
May
Umbel erect, 10-15 flowered, hemispheric-globose. Tepals widely spreading, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Allium speculae
FAMILY
Alliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Allium speculae
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Allium speculae
2788
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: seepy edges of vegetation mats on Lithonia granitic gneiss and on sandstone in ne. AL, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia & possibly South Carolina
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Pinkish
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals in two whorls of 3
6 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Flowers in umbels
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
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