Canadian Meadow garlic

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Allium canadense

Canadian Meadow garlic, a reference photo
Photo: Eric Hunt · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Allium canadense, the Canada onion, Canadian garlic, wild garlic, meadow garlic and wild onion is a perennial plant native to eastern North America from Texas to Florida to New Brunswick to Montana. The species is also cultivated in other regions as an ornamental and as a garden culinary herb. The plant is also reportedly naturalized in Cuba.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Canadian Meadow garlic 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 canadense

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