Allium stellatum Nuttall ex Ker Gawler. Common name: Glade Onion, Prairie Onion. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Limestone glades, calcareous prairies, calcareous barrens. Distribution: ON and SK south to n. AR and e. TX; disjunct east of the Mississippi in c. TN, c. KY, and nw. GA.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, ETx1, Il, Mi, Tx; < Allium stellatum Nutt. ex Ker Gawl. — C, Can, F, FNA26, G, K4, Ok. Basionym: Allium stellatum Nutt. ex Ker Gawl. 1813
Links to other floras: < Allium stellatum - FNA26
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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