Flower ID: IMG_1781.JPG-06-20-2022 Flower name (scientific): Allium canadense Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) AL-ee-um ka-na-DEN-see Flower name (common): Wild Garlic Family name (common): Amaryllis Family name (scientific): Amaryllidaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Latin for garlic. Specific epithet: Of or relating to Canada. Common name origin: From the uncultivated habitat. Garlic comes from a compounding of gare old English meaning spear or sword, and leek, a culinary herb related to the onion. Flower description: Size: 0.3 to 0.5 inches (8 to 13 mm) Petal count: 6 Color: pink or white Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-umbel Plant description: Size: 12 to 24 inches (30 to 60 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, linear (grass-like) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): May to July Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Woodlands, fields, meadows, prairies, thickets, streambanks, roadsides, moist, sun. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: The Menominee used this plant as a food source (Smith, pp. 69, 1923). The Meskwaki aslo utilized the plant as a food source (Smith, p. 262, 1928). Latitude: 44.800250 Longitude: -91.501983 Altitude: 220.70 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Brown, Buffalo, Chippewa, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Manitowoc, Marinette, Milwaukee, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Polk, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, Trempealeau, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (NB, ON, QC) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym:Allium canadense var. canadense (The other infraspecifics are Allium canadense var. ecristatum Ownbey, Allium canadense var. hyacinthoides (Bush) Ownbey, Allium canadense var. lavandulare (Bates) Ownbey & Aase, Allium canadense var. mobilense (Regel) Ownbey. All four of these varieties occur in the US.) Wetland Status (NC): FACU Wetland Status (MW): FACU