Allium canadense

Species category

Weed

Common name

meadow garlic

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

Wedge

Size

  • Length: 2 mm
  • Width: 1.5 mm
  • Thickness: 1 mm

Color

Black

Texture

Wrinkled with minute stipplesStipples:
Numerous small dots or specks.

Other structures

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
enfolded at the base.

Identification notes

Closely resembles seeds of other onion species.

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.

 Allium canadense.  Wedge-shaped seeds with a wrinkled texture containing minute stipples.
Allium canadense. Wedge-shaped seeds with a wrinkled texture containing minute stipples.