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Photographer: Arthur Meeks
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Family Liliaceae
Allium canadense L. var. canadense
meadow garlic, wild garlic, wild onion
Allium: Latin for "garlic"
canadense: of or referring to Canada
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 8"-24" tall forb, onion odor; stems pithy, stout; from oval to conical bulb |
| Flower: | white to pink, 6-parted, 1/2" wide, on 1/4"-1" stalks; inflorescence an erect, rounded cluster (umbel), flowers often replaced by stalkless, 1/4" bulblets; blooms May-June |
| Fruit: | rarely-produced capsule |
| Leaf: | grass-like, flat, only on lower third of the stem, bases clasping |
| Habitat: | dry, moderate moisture, to wet; open woods, prairies |
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