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Allium vineale L.
wild garlic

       
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Photo of Allium vineale L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, VA, Carlin. Usage Requirements.
 
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Allium vineale L.

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Distribution:
Allium vineale L.

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

USA (AK, AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (BC, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Allium vineale 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 vineale L. ssp. compactum (Thuill.) Coss. & Germ.. .
Allium vineale ssp. compactum
compact onion
Distribution of Allium vineale L. ssp. kochii (Lange) K. Richt. [excluded]. .
Allium vineale ssp. kochii
Distribution of Allium vineale L. ssp. vineale. .
Allium vineale ssp. vineale
wild garlic
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Allium vineale 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 vineale L. – wild garlic
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Allium vineale L.

This plant and 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 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
California:
wild garlic              B list (noxious weeds)
Hawaii:
wild garlic              Noxious weed
Allium vineale ssp. compactum
wild garlic              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Allium vineale L.

field garlic
wild garlic
Allium
wild onion, wild garlic
Allium vineale ssp. compactum
wild garlic

This plant and 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.
KY        Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. 278pp.
N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
SEEPPC        Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Allium vineale L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Allium vineale 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 NO FACU NI NO NO NI NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Allium vineale L.

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 42637.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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

 

Related Web Sites:
Allium vineale L.

Australia Tasmania Department of Primary Industries

VA-Virginia Tech Weed ID

Victoria - Natural Resources & Environment: Landcare Notes

 
 
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