Allium canadense 1972311 210926203 2008-05-08T00:21:50Z 69.143.248.180 /* References */ {{Taxobox | name = Wild Onion | image = Allium canadense.jpg | image_width = 240px | regnum = [[Plantae]] | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Liliopsida]] | ordo = [[Asparagales]] | familia = [[Alliaceae]] | subfamilia = Allioideae | tribus = Allieae | genus = ''[[Allium]]'' | species = '''''A. canadense''''' | binomial = ''Allium canadense'' | binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]] }} '''Wild Onion''' (''Allium canadense''), also known as '''Meadow Garlic''', '''Tree Onion''', '''Wild Garlic''', and '''Canadian Garlic''', is a perennial plant native to [[North America]]. It has an edible bulb covered with a dense skin of brown fibers and tastes like an onion. The plant also has strong, onion-like odor. Crow Garlic (''[[Allium vineale]]'') is similar, but it has a strong garlic taste. The narrow, grass-like [[leaves]] originate near the base of the stem, which is topped by a dome-like cluster of star-shaped, pink or white [[flower]]s. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are [[Pollination|pollinated]] by [[bee]]s and other [[insect]]s. It typically flowers in the spring and early summer, from May to June. Though the plant is edible, it pays to be careful in identifying it as there are several look-a-likes. The juice of the plant is used as a moth repellent, and the whole plant is said to repel insects and moles {{Verify credibility|date=November 2007}}. The plant can be rubbed on exposed parts of the body to protect them from the bites of scorpions and lizards.([[Plants For A Future]]){{Verify credibility|date=November 2007}} References== * [http://www.agry.purdue.edu/turf/tips/2007/wildonionptch.jpg Wild Onion: ''Allium Canadense''] * [http://www.missouriplants.com/Pinkalt/Allium_canadense_page.html Missouri Plants: ''Allium canadense''] * [http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Allium+canadense Plants For A Future: ''Allium canadense''] * http://lactarius.com/courses/spring_flora/allcan.htm * http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/bio406d/images/pics/all/allium_canadense.htm {{Asparagales-stub}} [[Category:Allium]] [[Category:Flora of Canada|Garlic, Canadian]] [[Category:Flora of the United States]] [[Category:Flora of Ohio]]