Keever's Onion

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Allium keeverae

Keever's Onion, a reference photo
Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 1.0 (licence)

Allium keeverae, Keever's onion, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, native to North Carolina. There it is only found growing in the Brushy Mountains of Alexander and Wilkes counties, on the thin soil that forms near granite outcrops.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Keever's Onion being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Allium
Species
Allium keeverae

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