Detail View: Kansas Wildflowers: Allium drummondii Regel
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Catalog Number:
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746
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Record ID:
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KBS_LARC.746_1200.All_dru2.tif
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Global Unique Identifier:
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URN:science:KBS:wildflower:746
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Institution Code:
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KBS
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Date Last Modified:
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12/16/2004
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Basis Of Record:
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observation
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Scientific Name:
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Allium drummondii Regel
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Family:
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Liliaceae
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Genus:
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Allium
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Species:
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drummondii
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Scientific Name Author:
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Regel
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State or Province:
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Kansas
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County:
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Norton
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Locality:
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Lenora, SE edge of town in Lenora Cemetery. Hill above Lost Creek and overlooking the floodplain of the North Fork Solomon River. Remnant mixed-grass prairie.
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Physiographic Province:
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High Plains
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Associated Plant Community:
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Mixed-grass Prairie
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Collector:
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Craig C. Freeman
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Date Collected:
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5/8/1997
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Rights:
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Craig C. Freeman
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Source:
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Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
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Genus Name Meaning:
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From Latin "garlic"
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Species Name Meaning:
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Named for Thomas Drummond, Scottish naturalist who collected plants from Texas in early 1800's
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Common Names:
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Wild onion
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Description:
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Plant life form: Perennial
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Description:
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Height: 1-3 dm
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Description:
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"Species description: Flowers are white, pink, or red (rarely yellow) and bloom from April to May. "
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Description:
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Species description: Erect perennial herb with leaves and flowers arising from a bulb. Plants have the odor of onion or garlic.
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Description:
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Similar species: Several similar-looking species of Allium occur in the state.
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Description:
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Habitat: Prairies.
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Description:
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Range in Kansas: Western two-thirds of the state.
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Description:
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Edible uses: Bulbs eaten raw or cooked or used to flavor other foods. Leaves eaten raw or cooked. Flowers used as edible garnish on salads.
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Description:
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Other uses: Juice of plant can be used as moth repellent; plant repels insects and moles.
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Description:
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Warnings: POISONOUS if consumed in large quantities - dogs are more susceptible to poison than other animals and humans. Somewhat hard to digest.
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Description:
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"Cultivation: Grows best in full sun in moist, sandy, well-drained soil. "
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Description:
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Propagation: Seed--started in greenhouse. Division--usually in spring.
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Color:
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Pink
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Description:
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"Notes: If eaten by cows, their milk will have an onion or garlic flavor."
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Color:
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White
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