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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Monocots
  5. Agaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies
  6. Amaryllis, Onions, and Allies
  7. Onion Subfamily

subfamily

Onion Subfamily

Allioideae

Includes
68 native 23 introduced 12 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Allieae 67 native
  • Gilliesieae 1 native
  • Tulbaghieae

Range

United States

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

Top native onion subfamily All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Chives Allium schoenoprasum caterpillars 2 hosts 1 food 12 flowers 160
  • Nodding Onion Allium cernuum caterpillars 2 hosts 1 food 5 flowers 130
  • Canadian Meadow Garlic Allium canadense caterpillars 1 hosts 1 food 3 flowers 82
  • Wide Leek Allium tricoccum caterpillars 1 hosts 1 food 2 flowers 76
  • Narrowleaf Wild Leek Allium burdickii caterpillars 1 hosts 1 food 1 flowers 72
  • Allegheny Onion Allium allegheniense hosts 1 food 1 flowers 63
  • Keever's Onion Allium keeverae hosts 1 food 1 flowers 60
  • Lillydale Onion Allium oxyphilum hosts 1 flowers 63
  • Narrowleaf Onion Allium amplectens food 3 flowers 59
  • Coastal Onion Allium dichlamydeum food 3 flowers 38
  • Hooker's Onion Allium acuminatum food 2 flowers 88
  • Aspen Onion Allium bisceptrum food 2 flowers 59
  • Largeflower Onion Allium macropetalum food 2 flowers 55
  • Swamp Onion Allium validum food 2 flowers 52
  • Oneleaf Onion Allium unifolium food 2 flowers 49
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