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Allium canadense L. var. canadense
meadow garlic

       
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Images:
Allium canadense L. var. canadense

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Synonyms:
Allium canadense L. var. canadense

  ALAC3 Allium acetabulum (Raf.) Shinners
  ALCAO Allium canadense L. var. ovoideum Farw.
  ALCAR Allium canadense L. var. robustum Farw.
  ALCO4 Allium continuum Small
 

Distribution:
Allium canadense L. var. canadense

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, 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. var. canadense

View 108 genera in Liliaceae, 112 species in Allium, 6 varieties in Allium canadense L.
 

Classification:
Allium canadense L. var. canadense

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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
Variety Allium canadense L. var. canadense – meadow garlic
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Allium canadense L. var. canadense

The related entities italicized 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.

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

Noxious Weed Information:
Allium canadense L. var. canadense

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. var. canadense

Allium
wild onion, wild garlic
Allium canadense
meadow garlic
wild onion

The related entities 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. var. canadense

Allium canadense:

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
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More Accounts and Images:
Allium canadense L. var. canadense

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 182590.

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

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

 
 
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