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Allium canadense L.
meadow garlic

       
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Photo of Allium canadense L.
©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Allium canadense L.

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Distribution:
Allium canadense L.

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Allium canadense L.

View 108 genera in Liliaceae, 112 species in Allium or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Allium canadense L. var. canadense. . Image Available.
Allium canadense var. canadense
meadow garlic
Distribution of Allium canadense L. var. ecristatum (M.E. Jones) Ownbey. .
Allium canadense var. ecristatum
meadow garlic
Distribution of Allium canadense L. var. fraseri Ownbey. .
Allium canadense var. fraseri
Fraser meadow garlic
Distribution of Allium canadense L. var. hyacinthoides (Bush) Ownbey & Aase. .
Allium canadense var. hyacinthoides
hyacinth meadow garlic
Distribution of Allium canadense L. var. lavandulare (Bates) Ownbey & Aase. .
Allium canadense var. lavandulare
meadow garlic
Distribution of Allium canadense L. var. mobilense (Regel) Ownbey. . Image Available.
Allium canadense var. mobilense
meadow garlic
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Allium canadense L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Liliidae
Order Liliales
Family Liliaceae – Lily family
Genus Allium L. – onion
Species Allium canadense L. – meadow garlic
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Allium canadense L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maine:
wild garlic              Special Concern
New Hampshire:
wild garlic              Endangered
Vermont:
wild garlic              Threatened
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Allium canadense L.

The related entity italicized and indented above is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Arkansas:
Allium
wild onion, wild garlic              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Allium canadense L.

meadow garlic
wild onion
Allium
wild onion, wild garlic

This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Allium canadense L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU-,FACU FACU FACU- FACU FACU FACU FACU- NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Allium canadense L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42635.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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