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Bulbs

mostly 4–6 × 1.5–3 cm.

Leaf

blade (3–)5–9 cm wide, evidently petiolate, sheaths and petioles commonly anthocyanous.

Scape

(12–)25–35 cm.

Umbel

(15–)30–50-flowered;

spathe bracts 2–3 cm.

2n

= 16.

Allium tricoccum var. tricoccum

Phenology Flowering Jul–Aug.
Habitat Moist ground in rich woods, depressions, streamside bluffs, and colluvial slopes
Elevation 0–1400 m (0–4600 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AL; CT; DC; DE; GA; IA; IL; IN; KY; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; NC; ND; NH; NJ; NY; OH; PA; RI; SC; SD; TN; VA; VT; WI; WV; NB; NS; ON; QC
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Source FNA vol. 26, p. 234.
Parent taxa Liliaceae > Allium > Allium tricoccum
Sibling taxa
A. tricoccum var. burdickii
Synonyms A. pictum, A. triflorum, Ophioscorodon tricoccum, Validallium tricoccum
Name authority unknown
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