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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Allium cuthbertii
FAMILY
Alliaceae
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Allium cuthbertii
FAMILY
Liliaceae
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VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-35-003:
Allium cuthbertii
FAMILY
Liliaceae
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Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Allium cuthbertii
COMMON NAME:
Cuthbert's Onion
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Allium cuthbertii
FAMILY
Alliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Allium cuthbertii
FAMILY
Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-35-003:
Allium cuthbertii
FAMILY
Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Allium cuthbertii
4257
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon to rare (an endemic)
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, other dry sandy areas, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals in two whorls of 3
6 stamens
Superior ovary
Inflorescence a hemispheric-globose umbel
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia p037
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p168
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p163