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| name = ''LATINNAME''  <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name -->
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| common_names = Nodding onion, lady's leek
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| growth_habit = ?  <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
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| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
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| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| lifespan = perennial{{wp}}
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| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
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| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
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| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
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| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
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| color = IndianRed
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| image = Allium cernuum.jpg
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| image_width = 180px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
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| image_caption = Allium cernuum
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| regnum = Plantae
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = Liliopsida
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| ordo = Asparagales
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| familia = Alliaceae
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| genus = Allium
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| species = cernuum
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Allium cernuum, Roth. Fls. rose-colored or white, in open, nodding umbels. Alleghanies and W.
 
Allium cernuum, Roth. Fls. rose-colored or white, in open, nodding umbels. Alleghanies and W.
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| color = lightgreen
 
| name = ''Allium cernuum''
 
| image = Allium cernuum.jpg
 
| image_width = 240px
 
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
 
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
 
| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
 
| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
 
| familia = [[Alliaceae]]
 
| genus = ''[[Allium]]''
 
| species = '''''A. canadense'''''
 
| binomial = ''Allium cernuum''
 
| binomial_authority = [[Albrecht Wilhelm Roth|Roth]]
 
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'''Nodding onion''' (''Allium cernuum''), also known as '''lady's leek''', is a perennial plant in the family [[Alliaceae]]. It has an unsheathed slender conic [[bulb]] which gradually tapers directly into several keeled [[grass]]-like leaves (2-4mm wide). Each mature bulb bears a single flowering stem, which terminates in a downward nodding [[umbel]] of white or rose [[flower]]s. Nodding onion blooms in July or August. The flowers mature into a spherical crested [[fruit]]s which later split open to reveal the dark shiny [[seed]]s. This plant does not have [[bulblet]]s. This plant grows in dry [[woods]], rock outcroppings, and [[prairie]]s. It is native to [[North America]] from [[New York]] to [[British Columbia]] south to [[Virginia]] and [[Kentucky]] and south in the [[mountain]]s. The bulb is edible and has a strong onion flavor.
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==Cultivation==
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===Propagation===
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This species is cultivated for its attractive flowers.
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===Pests and diseases===
''Allium cernuum'' form ''major'' has larger plants and larger flowers than the normal species.
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==Species==
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''Allium cernuum'' form ''major'' has larger plants and larger flowers than the normal species{{wp}}.
  
==References==
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==Gallery==
* [http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Allium+cernuum Plants For A Future: ''Allium cernuum'']
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Image:Upload.png| photo 1
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Image:Upload.png| photo 2
 
Image:Allium cernuum seed head.jpg|Seed head of ''A. cernuum''
 
Image:Allium cernuum seed head.jpg|Seed head of ''A. cernuum''
 
Image:Allium cernuum BB.jpg|''A. cernuum'' from Britton and Brown 1913
 
Image:Allium cernuum BB.jpg|''A. cernuum'' from Britton and Brown 1913
 
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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==External links==
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[[Category:Categorize]]
  
[[Category:Asparagales]]
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[[Category:Alliaceae]]
 
[[Category:Onion]]
 
[[Category:Flora of Canada]]
 
[[Category:Flora of the United States]]
 

Revision as of 18:11, 17 August 2009


Allium cernuum


Plant Characteristics
Lifespan: [[Lifespan::perennialwp]]
Origin: ?
Cultivation
Exposure: ?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water: ?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Scientific Names

Alliaceae >

Allium >

cernuum >



Read about Allium cernuum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Allium cernuum, Roth. Fls. rose-colored or white, in open, nodding umbels. Alleghanies and W. CH


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Species

Allium cernuum form major has larger plants and larger flowers than the normal specieswp.

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