Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Allium vineale
FAMILY
Alliaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Learn more about Field Garlic from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
This is the common weed, often known as "onion-grass", per Weakley's Flora (2023).
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Allium vineale ssp. vineale
FAMILY
Liliaceae
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Allium vineale ssp. compactum
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Allium vineale ssp. vineale
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Allium vineale
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Allium vineale ssp. compactum
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Allium vineale ssp. vineale
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-35-001:
Allium vineale FAMILY Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Allium vineale
COMMON NAME:
Field Garlic, Wild Onion, Onion-grass, Crow Garlic
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970 swus_page_107
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Roxanna Martin rlm51809_019
May Spartanburg County SC
Young flowerhead enclosed by broad papery bract with long tapering point, per www.plant-identification.co.uk
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Roxanna Martin rlm52609_040
May Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm52910_314
May Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm53110_196
May Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0406d_36
June Greenville County SC
Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm0506f_05
June Greenville County SC
Roadside
Flowers, if present, pinkish, on stalks c 10-20mm long, per www.plant-identification.co.uk
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JK Marlow jkm0506f_3637
June Pickens County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm130603_200
June Greenville County SC
A membranous spathe surrounds the inflorescence & extends into a slender beak, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm130603_203
June Greenville County SC
Scapes erect; leaves cylindric, hollow, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm130629_362
June Greenville County SC
Bulb composed of segments, flattened on 1 side, enclosed by a membranous coat, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm190604_9049
June Greenville County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm6309_007
June Spartanburg County SC
Bulbils putting out new shoots while still on the plant, per www.plant-identification.co.uk
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Roxanna Martin rlm6410_263
June Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm6411_175
June Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm6510_183
June Spartanburg County SC
Perianth urceolate to cylindric, stamens and stigma barely exserted, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Roxanna Martin rlm6610_18
June Spartanburg County SC
Umbel of bulbils or flowers or both. When flowers, usually 50 or more, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Roxanna Martin rlm7112009_9
July Spartanburg County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Allium vineale
FAMILY
Alliaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Allium vineale ssp. vineale
FAMILY
Liliaceae
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Allium vineale ssp. compactum
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Allium vineale ssp. vineale
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Allium vineale
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Allium vineale ssp. compactum
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Allium vineale ssp. vineale
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-35-001:
Allium vineale
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Allium vineale
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Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Lawns, pastures, other disturbed places, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Eurasia
Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2006
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2013
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2009
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Lavender/White
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals in two whorls of 3
6 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Flowers in umbels
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About Weeds (Spencer, 1940) p074
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p348
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p395
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p354
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p408
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p012
- Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses (Murphy et al., 1992) p065
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