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Forb
Perennial

Non-native: Eurasia

Documented growing wild in GA NC SC

Rare

Look for it on roadsides and other disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Lavender
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals in two whorls of 3
6 stamens
Superior ovary
Flowers in umbels

FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule

 

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!

• Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p382
• Wildflowers of Tennessee p354
• Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p409

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Allium ampeloprasum   FAMILY Alliaceae

(?) INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Allium ampeloprasum   FAMILY Liliaceae

(?) INCLUDING PLANTS National Database
Allium atroviolaceum

INCLUDING Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Allium ampeloprasum var. atroviolaceum

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-35-004:
Allium ampeloprasum   FAMILY Liliaceae