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Allium canadense (bulb)

Species category

Weed

Common name

meadow garlic

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

BulbletsBulblet:
A small, vegetatively-produced bulb that can function reproductively as a seed (e.g., Allium spp. and Poa bulbosa).

Shape

ObovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.

Size

  • Length: 7 mm
  • Width: 4.5 mm
  • Thickness: 4.5 mm

Color

White to brown

Texture

Smooth

Other structures

Pointed apexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.

Identification notes

BulbletsBulblet:
A small, vegetatively-produced bulb that can function reproductively as a seed (e.g., Allium spp. and Poa bulbosa).
 are vegetative propagules and not a seed. They vary greatly in size.

Noxious weed seed categories

State Noxious Weed: Alabama, Arkansas, D.C., Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Liliaceae

Valid name

Allium canadense L. (bulb)

Allium canadense (bulb). Bulblets are vegetative propagules and not a seed.
Allium canadense (bulb). Bulblets are vegetative propagules and not a seed.