Allium cernuum

nodding onion

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Photo credit: R. Harrison Wiegand, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. www.dnr.state.md.us
Family

Liliaceae

Region

Mountain

States

District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Grass/Grasslike, Herbaceous

Height

0.5 - 2.5ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

Pink, Red, White

Fruit

Capsule;

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Soil Texture

Loamy, Sandy

Soil Moisture

Moist

Blooms

June - August

Fall Color

Habitat

ledges, gravels, rocky or wooded slopes

Notes

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The Native Plants Guide

Physiographic Regions of Chesapeake Watershed

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