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Allium canadense (meadow garlic; Fraser meadow garlic; hyacinth meadow garlic)

Synonyms: Kalabotis canadensis (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Allium canadense, also known as Canada onion, Canadian garlic, wild garlic, meadow garlic and wild onion is a perennial plant native to eastern North America from Texas to Florida to New Brunswick to Montana. The species is also cultivated in other regions as an ornamental and as a garden culinary herb. The plant is also reportedly naturalized in Cuba.
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Infraspecies

Allium canadense var. canadense (meadow garlic) (Attributes)
Allium canadense var. ecristatum (meadow garlic) (Attributes)
Allium canadense var. hyacinthoides (hyacinth meadow garlic) (Attributes)
Allium canadense var. lavandulare (Attributes)
Allium canadense var. lavendulare
Allium canadense var. mobilense (meadow garlic) (Attributes)

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Low
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Hazards [2]  Although no individual reports regarding this species have been seen, there have been cases of poisoning caused by the consumption, in large quantities and by some mammals, of certain members of this genus. Dogs seem to be particularly susceptible;
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Bees, Insects, Lepidoptera
Structure [2]  Bulb
Usage [2]  The juice of the plant is used as a moth repellent. The whole plant is said to repel insects and moles; The plant can be rubbed on exposed parts of the body to protect them from insect bites and the bites of scorpions, lizards etc;
Height [2]  18 inches (0.45 m)
Width [2]  8 inches (0.2 m)
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External References

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Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0