FIELD GARLIC
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Allium vineale L.
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| Douglas County, Kansas |
| Perennial |
| Height: 1-4 feet |
| Family: Amaryllidaceae - Amaryllis Family |
| Flowering Period: May, June |
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| Stems: | | Stems absent. Plants strongly scented; bulbs ovoid, 2/5 to 4/5 inch, coats longitudinally nerved, non-fibrous. | | Leaves: | | Leaves mostly basal; blades tubular, round in cross-section, 8 to 24 inches long, 1/12 to 1/6 inch wide. | | Inflorescences: | | Umbels 0-50-flowered, terminal on scapes; bracts 3-5, 2-3-nerved, membranous. | | Flowers: | | Pedicels 2/5 to 4/5 inch. Flowers often replaced by bulbils; tepals 6, petal-like, withering in fruit, essentially distinct, erect, greenish pink or purple, elliptic-lanceolate, 1/8 to 1/6 inch, perianth campanulate; stamens 6, fused to tepals basally. | | Fruits: | | Capsules without crests; seeds usually 6, black, ovoid, shiny. | | Habitat: | | Lawns, pastures, roadsides, and other disturbed sites | | Distribution: | | East 1/3 of Kansas | | Origin: | | Introduced | | Comments: | | Allium vineale will persist outside of cultivation in Kansas.
Allium, ancient Latin name for garlic, and vineale, of vineyards. |
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