Allium tricoccum

Allium tricoccum

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. Anguinum
Species: Allium tricoccum

Name

Allium tricoccum Aiton, Hort. Kew. 1: 428 (1789).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ophioscorodon tricoccon (Aiton) Wallr., Sched. Crit.: 129 (1822).
  • Aglitheis tricoccum (Aiton) Raf., Autik. Bot.: 58 (1840).
  • Validallium tricoccum (Aiton) Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 264 (1903).
• Heterotypic
  • Allium triflorum Raf., Med. Repos., ser. 2, 5: 362 (1808).
  • Allium tricoccum f. pictum Moldenke, Phytologia 4: 125 (1952).

Homonyms

• Allium tricoccum Blanco (1837) = Allium tuberosum Rottler ex Spreng.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern Canada New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Aiton, W. 1789. Hortus Kewensis; or, a catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. Vol. I. Monandria–Heptandria. XXX+496 pp., tt. 1–6. George Nicol, London. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Allium tricoccum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Aug 29. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Allium tricoccum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Aug 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Allium tricoccum. Published online. Accessed: 29 Aug 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Allium tricoccum. Accessed: 29 Aug 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Wild leek

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