Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
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  • Canada Wild Onion

    SCIENTIFIC NAME: Allium canadense


    COMMON NAMES: Canada Wild Garlic, Wild Garlic, Meadow Garlic, Wild Onion, Canada Garlic



    BLOOM TIME: May, June, July

    PLANT PROFILE:

    INSECT/ANIMAL INTERACTIONS:

    • In early spring when little else is green, the leaves are sometimes browsed deer.
    • The flowers attract bees, flies and wasps.