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Allium tricoccum Aiton
ramp

       
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©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 tricoccum Aiton

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Synonyms:
Allium tricoccum Aiton

  VATR Validallium tricoccum (Aiton) Small
 

Distribution:
Allium tricoccum Aiton

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AL, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (MB, NB, NS, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Allium tricoccum Aiton

View 108 genera in Liliaceae, 112 species in Allium
 

Classification:
Allium tricoccum Aiton

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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 tricoccum Aiton – ramp
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Allium tricoccum Aiton

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 leek              Special Concern
Rhode Island:
wild leek              Special Concern
Tennessee:
ramps              Special Concern, Commercially Exploited
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Allium tricoccum Aiton

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 tricoccum Aiton

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.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Allium tricoccum Aiton

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,FAC FACU+ FAC FACU+ FACU NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Allium tricoccum Aiton

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 42672.

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 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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

 
 
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