Biology:Allium drummondii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Allioideae |
| Genus: | Allium |
| Subgenus: | A. subg. Amerallium |
| Species: | A. drummondii
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| Allium drummondii Regel[2]
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Allium drummondii, also known as Drummond's onion, wild garlic and prairie onion,[citation needed] is a North American species of onion native to the southern Great Plains of North America. It is found in South Dakota, Kansas , Nebraska, Colorado, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas , New Mexico, and northeastern Mexico.[3][4]
Allium drummondii is a bulb-forming perennial. The flowers appear in April and May, in a variety of colors ranging from white to pink. It is common, considered invasive in some regions.[5][6][7]
Uses
This species of Allium is gathered by Native Americans for its small edible bulbs. These contain a considerable amount of inulin, a non-reducing sugar that humans cannot digest. Because of this, these onions must be heated for a long period of time in order to convert the inulin into digestible sugars.[8]
References
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer - Allium drummondii". NatureServe. 2022-06-22. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.130887.
- ↑ Regel, Eduard August von 1875. Trudy Imperatorskago S.-Peterburgskago Botaničeskago Sada 3(2): 112 in Latin
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas, Allium drummondii Regel
- ↑ Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 239 Allium drummondii Regel, Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada. 3: 112. 1875.
- ↑ CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, Mexico City.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
- ↑ Bailey, L.H. & E.Z. Bailey. 1976. Hortus Third i–xiv, 1–1290. MacMillan, New York.
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Wikidata ☰ Q4732900 entry
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