Nodding onion

Allium cernuum

"Allium cernuum" is a perennial plant in the genus "Allium". It grows in dry woods, rock outcroppings, and prairies. It has been reported from much of the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Nodding Onion (Allium cernuum) A lovely surprise! Allium cernuum,Canada,Geotagged,Nodding onion,Spring

Appearance

"Allium cernuum" has an unsheathed slender conical bulb which gradually tapers directly into several keeled grass-like leaves.

Each mature bulb bears a single flowering stem, which terminates in a downward nodding umbel of white or rose flowers. Flowers appear in July or August. They are bell-shaped, about 5 mm across, pink or white with yellow pollen and yellow anthers. This plant does not have bulblets in the inflorescence.

The flowers mature into spherical crested fruits which later split open to reveal the dark shiny seeds.
The Seeds of the Nodding Onion. I was surprised and impressed with the size and the colour of the seeds. Allium cernuum,Canada,Geotagged,Nodding onion,Summer

Uses

"Allium cernuum" is edible and has a strong onion flavor, and has often been used in cooking. It is cultivated in many places for its attractive flowers.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAmaryllidaceae
GenusAllium
SpeciesA. cernuum
Photographed in
Canada
United States of America