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Forb
Perennial

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Documented growing wild in GA NC SC

Uncommon in GA, rare in NC-SC

Look for it in dry woodlands, prairies, per Weakley's Flora

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...Dry

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal

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

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule

 

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

• Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers p108
• Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p228
• Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p334?
• Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p163?
• Wildflowers of Tennessee p353?
• Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p011?
• Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses p065?

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Allium mutabile   FAMILY Alliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Allium canadense var. mobilense   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-35-002b:
Allium canadense var. mobilense   FAMILY Liliaceae

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Allium arenicola

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Allium microscordion