Allium canadense
Species of flowering plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Allium canadense, the Canada onion, Canadian garlic, wild garlic, meadow garlic and wild onion[6] is a perennial plant native to eastern North America[lower-alpha 1] from Texas to Florida to New Brunswick to Montana. The species is also cultivated in other regions as an ornamental and as a garden culinary herb.[7] The plant is also reportedly naturalized in Cuba.[8]
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Canada onion | |
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1913 drawing.[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Allioideae |
Genus: | Allium |
Subgenus: | A. subg. Amerallium |
Species: | A. canadense |
Binomial name | |
Allium canadense | |
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