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Photographer: Robert W. Freckmann
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Family Liliaceae
Allium tricoccum Sol. var. tricoccum
ramp, wild leek
Allium: Latin for "garlic"
tricoccum: Latin for "three-seeded"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 4"-12" tall forb, onion odor; oval to conical bulb, mostly greater than 3/4" thick |
| Flower: | white, 6-parted, 1/4" wide; inflorescence a 1 1/4" erect, rounded cluster (umbel); blooms July |
| Fruit: | capsule with black seeds |
| Leaf: | basal, lance-like, flat, 1"-2" wide, found in early spring then disappearing when in flower |
| Habitat: | woods; in rich soil |
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