Nodding Onion

Allium cernuum

Summary 6

Allium cernuum, known as nodding onion or lady's leek, is a perennial plant in the genus Allium. It grows in dry woods, rock outcroppings, and prairies. It has been reported from much of the United States, Canada and Mexico including in the Appalachian Mountains from Alabama to New York State, the Great Lakes Region, the Ohio and Tennessee River Valleys, the Ozarks of Arkansas and Missouri, and the Rocky and Cascade Mountains of the West, from...

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda
  2. (c) Damon Tighe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Damon Tighe
  3. (c) Jason Sturner, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/50352333@N06/5129030701
  4. (c) Lesley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Lesley
  5. (c) cassi saari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by cassi saari
  6. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium_cernuum

More Info

iNat Map

Family Amaryllis; onions; allies