PINK WILD ONION
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Allium stellatum Ker
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| Konza Prairie, Riley County, Kansas |
| Perennial |
| Height: 8-24 inches |
| Family: Liliaceae - Lily Family |
| Flowering Period: July, August, September |
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| Also Called: | | Summer pink onion, prairie onion, autumn onion. | | Stems: | | Flowering stalks erect, slender, leafless, arising from bulbs .75 to 1.25 inches thick. | | Leaves: | | Basal, several, linear, grass-like, shorter than flowering stalks, less than 1/5 inch wide, channeled, nearly flat, usually withering by flowering. | | Inflorescences: | | Umbels, erect, several- to many-flowered, terminal, subtended by 2 spathe bracts; bracts downward pointing, each 7-nerved. | | Flowers: | | Perianths deep pink, star-shaped, on threadlike stalks 2-3 times as long as perianth; perianth segments 6, all similar, 1/4 to 1/3 inch long; tips pointed; stamens 6, longer than perianth segments. | | Fruits: | | Capsules, small, rounded; seeds black. | | Habitat: | | Dry prairies, especially rocky sites associated with limestone. | | Distribution: | | East half of Kansas. | | Uses: | | The bulbs and young leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. |
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| | Pink wild onion inflorescence |  | | 106 KB | | Konza Prairie, Riley County, Kansas |
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| | Pink wild onion flowers |  | | 87 KB | | Konza Prairie, Riley County, Kansas |
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