Prairie onion

Allium textile

''Allium textile'' is a common species of wild onion found in the central part of North America.
Wild white onion  Allium textile,Geotagged,Prairie onion,Spring,United States

Appearance

''A. textile'' produces egg-shaped bulbs up to 2.5 cm long. There are no rhizomes. Scapes are round in cross-section, up to 40 cm tall. Flowers are bell-shaped or urn-shaped, about 6 mm in diameter; tepals white or pink with reddish-brown midribs; pollen and anthers yellow.

Distribution

The native range of ''A. textile'' extends across the Great Plains states from Oklahoma to Montana and Minnesota, plus the Rocky Mountain and Great Basin states from northern New Mexico to Washington, plus the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. There is also a report of an isolated population in Indiana. ''Allium textile'' grows on dry, sunlit locations at elevations of 300-2400 m.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAmaryllidaceae
GenusAllium
SpeciesA. textile