Allium canadense

Canada onion
	1913 drawing.
Conservation status
	; Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Allioideae
Genus:	Allium
Subgenus:	A. subg. Amerallium
Species:	A. canadense
Binomial name
	Allium canadense; L.
Synonyms
	Allium acetabulum (Raf.) Shinners; Allium canadense var. ovoideum Farw. ; Allium canadense var. robustum Farw.; Allium continuum Small; Geboscon acetabulum Raf.; Kalabotis canadensis (L.) Raf.;

Allium canadense, the Canada onion, Canadian garlic, wild garlic, meadow garlic and wild onion^[6] is a perennial plant native to eastern North America^[a] 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.^[7] The plant is also reportedly naturalized in Cuba.^[8]

^ illustration from Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 1: 499.
^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
^ Linnaeus, Carl (1753). Species plantarum. Vol. 2. Impensis Laurentii Salvii. p. 1195 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
^ "Allium canadense L.". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
^ "Allium canadense L.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
^ "Allium canadense". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
^ "Izel, Native Plants For Your Garden, Washington DC, Allium canadense". Archived from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". kew.org.

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[1] ustration from Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 1: 499.

[2] "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

[3] Linnaeus, Carl (1753). Species plantarum. Vol. 2. Impensis Laurentii Salvii. p. 1195 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[4] "Allium canadense L.". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.

[324509783495831245u-5] "Allium canadense L.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online

[6] "Allium canadense". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved February 21, 2011.

[8] "Izel, Native Plants For Your Garden, Washington DC, Allium canadense". Archived from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.

[9] "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". kew.org.

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Canada onion


1913 drawing.^[1]
Conservation status
Secure (NatureServe)^[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Allioideae
Genus:	Allium
Subgenus:	A. subg. Amerallium
Species:	A. canadense
Binomial name
*Allium canadense* L.^[3]
Synonyms^[4]^[5]
Allium acetabulum (Raf.) Shinners Allium canadense var. ovoideum Farw. Allium canadense var. robustum Farw. Allium continuum Small Geboscon acetabulum Raf. Kalabotis canadensis (L.) Raf.