Allium canadense

Allium canadense

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamilia: Allioideae
Tribus: Allieae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Amerallium
Sectio: A. sect. Amerallium
Species: Allium canadense
Varietates: A. c. var. canadense – A. c. var. ecristatum – A. c. var. hyacinthoides – A. c. var. lavandulare – A. c. var. mobilense

Name

Allium canadense L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1195, 1753.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Kalabotis canadensis (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 19. 1837.

Homonyms

• Allium canadense Herb. ex Schult. & Schult.f., not validly publ. = Allium canadense var. mobilense (Regel) Ownbey
• Allium canadense Michx., nom. illeg. = Nothoscordum bivalve var. bivalve
• Allium canadense Schult. & Schult.f., nom. illeg. = Allium vineale L.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alabama; Arkansas; Connecticut; Cuba; Delaware; District of Columbia; Florida; Georgia; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Masachusettes; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Nebraska; New Brunswick; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; North Carolina; Ohio; Oklahoma; Ontario; Pennsylvania; Qubec; Rhode I.; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Vermont; Virginia; West Virginia; Wisconsin References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1195. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Allium canadense in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Allium canadense in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Sep 03. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: meadow garlic, wild garlic

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