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  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Monocots
  5. Agaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies
  6. Amaryllis, Onions, and Allies
  7. Onions
  8. Lophioprason
  9. Prairie Onion

species 3,386 observations

Prairie Onion

Allium stellatum

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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82 native animals
supported in the US
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Onion Aphid 1
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Rusty-patched Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, American Bumble Bee 81

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Light
Part shade
Moisture
Moist
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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