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Wild Garlic (Allium canadense)

Image ID: 2011/oth21

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Other common names: Canadian Onion, Canandian Garlic, Meadow Garlic, Wild Onion
Native
Family: Liliaceae (Lily)
Height: 0.5 to 1.5 ft.
Blooms: May to July
Leaf Type: smooth
Bloom Size:  0.5 in. (typical)
Flower Description: Flat or rounded clusters, Regular blooms, 5 parts
Location: C&O Canal Towpath
Date:  6/4/2011
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We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.

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