PLANTS Profile for Allium scorodoprasum ssp. rotundum (sand leek)

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PLANTS Profile

Allium scorodoprasum L. ssp. rotundum (L.) Stearn
sand leek

Symbol:

ALSCR

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Liliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Allium scorodoprasum L. ssp. rotundum (L.) Stearn

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Synonyms:
Allium scorodoprasum L. ssp. rotundum (L.) Stearn

ALRO9

Allium rotundum L.

Distribution:
Allium scorodoprasum L. ssp. rotundum (L.) Stearn


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USA (MI)

Related Taxa:
Allium scorodoprasum L. ssp. rotundum (L.) Stearn

View 108 genera in Liliaceae, 112 species in Allium, 1 subspecies in Allium scorodoprasum L.

Classification:
Allium scorodoprasum L. ssp. rotundum (L.) Stearn

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Liliales
Family	Liliaceae – Lily family
Genus	Allium L. – onion
Species	Allium scorodoprasum L. – sand leek
Subspecies	Allium scorodoprasum L. ssp. rotundum (L.) Stearn – sand leek

Noxious Weed Information:
Allium scorodoprasum L. ssp. rotundum (L.) Stearn

The related entity italicized and indented above is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Arkansas:
Allium
wild onion, wild garlic		Noxious weed

U.S. Weed Information:
Allium scorodoprasum L. ssp. rotundum (L.) Stearn

Allium
wild onion, wild garlic

The related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE

Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.

Introduced Information:
Allium scorodoprasum L. ssp. rotundum (L.) Stearn

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Allium scorodoprasum L. ssp. rotundum (L.) Stearn

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 182619.

Time Generated: 10/25/2011 04:06 AM CDT