FALSE GARLIC
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Nothoscordum bivalve (L. ) Britton
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| Douglas County, Kansas |
| Perennial |
| Height: 4-14 inches |
| Family: Liliaceae - Lily Family |
| Flowering Period: April, May |
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| Stems: | | Flowering stalks erect, arising from spherical bulbs about 3/4 inch thick. | | Leaves: | | Basal, 2-6, grass-like, 4 to 10 inches long, less than 1/5 inch wide, flat; tips blunt or somewhat pointed. | | Inflorescences: | | Umbels, 3-11-flowered, terminal; subtended by 2 spathe bracts; bracts lanceolate, papery, many-nerved, downward pointing, eventually withering. | | Flowers: | | On thread-like stalks of unequal length; perianth segments 6, thin, about 1/3 inch long, white to greenish white, yellow toward base inside, distinct lavender to reddish purple nerve on back; tips pointed; stamens 6. | | Fruits: | | Capsules, about 1/5 inch long, with 3 compartments; seeds football-shaped, angular, black, 3 or more per compartment. | | Habitat: | | Prairies, open woods, disturbed sites, ditches, and rocky exposed ledges, most abundant on sandy soils. | | Distribution: | | East 1/2 of Kansas. | | Comments: | | False garlic resembles wild onion but lacks the onion-like odor. Sometimes the plant will bloom again in the autumn. |
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| False garlic inflorescence |  | | 78 KB | | Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Chase County, Kansas |
| | False garlic flower |  | | 76 KB | | Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Chase County, Kansas |
| | False garlic |  | | 81 KB | | Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Chase County, Kansas |
| | False garlic |  | | 74 KB | | Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Chase County, Kansas |
| | False garlic leaves |  | | 118 KB | | Douglas County, Kansas |
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