Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Allium from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Allium canadense
FAMILY
Alliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Allium canadense var. canadense
FAMILY
Liliaceae
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)
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.
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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.
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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).