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Onion Family
2 species
Wild Leek - flower approx. 7 mm - umbel to 5 cm - leaves 20 to 30 cm - height to 60 cm - Claireville Conservation Area - July 2010
Wild Leek
Order: Asparagales
Family: Alliaceae (Onion family)
Genus: Allium
Species: Tricoccum
Perennial - formerly part of the Lily family (Liliaceae) -
also known as Ramp, Spring Onion - leaves wither at
flowering - native to Canada
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Class: Liliopsida
Updated July 9 2011
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Wild Chives - flower head approx. 2.5 cm - leaves to 50 cm - height to 50 cm - Samuel Smith Park - May 2010
Wild Chives
Order: Asparagales
Family: Alliaceae (Onion family)
Genus: Allium
Species: Schoenoprasum
Perennial - formerly part of the Lily family (Liliaceae) -
also known as Wild Onion - native to Canada
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Class: Liliopsida
Updated January 1 2012
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