Allium acuminatum, also known as the tapertip onion or Hooker's onion, is a species in the genus Allium native to North America.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Hooker'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.
Easily confused with
- Allium peninsulare
- Allium crispum
- Allium bolanderi
- Allium dichlamydeum
- Allium fimbriatum
- Allium brevistylum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Allium
- Species
- Allium acuminatum
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