Amaryllidaceae

Meadow garlic

Allium canadense L.

Family: Amaryllidaceae
Genus: Allium

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Meadow garlic (Allium canadense) — FlowerPhoto: Alison Northup, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (10)

Arabic: ثوم كندي
arz: ثوم كندى
Bulgarian: Канадски лук, Канадски чесън
Chinese: 加拿大大蒜, 加拿大韭
Czech: Česnek kanadský
English: Meadow garlic, Wild onion, Canada garlic, Canada onion, Canadian garlic, Meadow onion, Wild garlic
Icelandic: Sléttulaukur
Persian: سیرموک
Russian: Лук канадский
Tamil: கனடியப் பூண்டு

Synonyms

Kalabotis canadensis (L.) Raf.

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 759 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Alison Northup, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tom Kennedy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: jfox16, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sam Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: George F Mayfield, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Melissa McMasters, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Cbaile19, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Marc-Aurèle Vallée, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cbaile19, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.