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Allium cernuum Roth
nodding onion

       
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Photo of Allium cernuum Roth
©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 cernuum Roth

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Distribution:
Allium cernuum Roth

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CO, DC, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, ON, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Allium cernuum Roth

View 108 genera in Liliaceae, 112 species in Allium or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Allium cernuum Roth var. cernuum. .
Allium cernuum var. cernuum
nodding onion
Distribution of Allium cernuum Roth var. neomexicanum (Rydb.) J.F. Macbr.. .
Allium cernuum var. neomexicanum
New Mexican nodding onion
Distribution of Allium cernuum Roth var. obtusum Cockerell ex J.F. Macbr.. .
Allium cernuum var. obtusum
nodding onion
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Allium cernuum Roth

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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 cernuum Roth – nodding onion
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Allium cernuum Roth

This plant and the related entitiesitalicized and indented below are 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.

Arizona:
Allium cernuum var. neomexicanum
nodding onion              Salvage restricted
Allium cernuum var. obtusum
             Salvage restricted
Iowa:
nodding wild onion              Threatened
Minnesota:
nodding wild onion              Threatened
New York:
wild onion              Threatened
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Allium cernuum Roth

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 cernuum Roth

Allium
wild onion, wild garlic

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.
 

More Accounts and Images:
Allium cernuum Roth

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42721.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

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 4 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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