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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Liliaceae
Allium stellatum Ker Gawl.
Autumn onion, prairie onion, wild onion
Allium: Latin for "garlic"
stellatum: starry
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 12"-28" tall forb, onion odor; from oval to conical bulb |
| Flower: | purple to pink, 6-parted, 1/4" -1/2" wide, stamens equal to or protruding from petal-like tepals; inflorescence erect, branched cluster (umbel); blooms July-Sept. |
| Fruit: | 3-lobed capsule |
| Leaf: | 3-6, basal, keeled, grass-like with pointed tips |
| Habitat: | prairies, barrens, hills; in rocky, sandy soil |
| (Glossary) |
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