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Allium canadense L.
meadow garlic
Symbol: ALCA3
Group: Monocot
Family: Liliaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native
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State Distributional Map for ALCA3
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Plant Distribution by State

Allium canadense L.

ALCA3

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Related Taxa:
Allium canadense L.

View 105 genera in Liliaceae, 108 species in Allium or click below on a thumbnail map or name for variety profiles.

Distribution of Allium canadense var. canadense. Native. Image Available. Distribution of Allium canadense var. ecristatum. Native. Distribution of Allium canadense var. fraseri. Native. Distribution of Allium canadense var. hyacinthoides. Native. Distribution of Allium canadense var. lavandulare. Native.
Allium canadense var. canadense
meadow garlic		 Allium canadense var. ecristatum
meadow garlic		 Allium canadense var. fraseri
Fraser meadow garlic		 Allium canadense var. hyacinthoides
hyacinth meadow garlic		 Allium canadense var. lavandulare
meadow garlic
Distribution of Allium canadense var. mobilense. Native. Image Available.        
Allium canadense var. mobilense
meadow garlic		        
Nativity color legend

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Classification:
Allium canadense 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 canadense L. – meadow garlic

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Threatened and Endangered Plant Information:
Allium canadense L.
This plant is 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 protected plant list for that location.
Maine:
       wild garlic     Special Concern
New Hampshire:
       wild garlic     Endangered
Vermont:
       wild garlic     Threatened

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Noxious Weed Information:
Allium canadense L.
The related entity italicized and indented below is 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.
Arkansas:
    Allium L.
        wild onion, wild garlic     Noxious weed

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Invasive Information:
Allium canadense L.
        wild onion
        meadow garlic
    Allium L.
        wild onion, wild garlic
This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above are considered invasive by 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 invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 45 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 
NE&GP;   Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.. 589pp.
 
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois..
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Allium canadense 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 FACU FACU FACU- NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Allium canadense L.

View species account or photographs from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42635.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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