Spring Flora of Oklahoma 
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Bulbs usually two together; perianth-segments 
oblong-lanceolate to elliptic, obtuse. 
5. A. Helleri. 
Capsule-valves with 2 short crests. 6. A reticulatum. 
1. Allium stellatum Ker. Prairie wild onion. Scape terete, 
8'-18' tall, slender, bearing an erect umbel. Bulb-coats membranous. 
Leaves linear. Umbel several-many-flowered, erect, subtended by 2 
lanceolate or ovate, acuminate bracts. Pedicels filiform, G"-10" 
long. Flowers rose-color, Capsule prominently 6-crested. 
Rocky soil. Arbuckle Mountains. July-August. 
2. Allium canadense L. Meadow Garlic. Scape 8'-24' tall. 
Bulb small, less than V high. Flowers pink or white, the perianth- 
segments oblong-lanceolate, acute, about as long as the stamens. 
In moist soil. Oklahoma, Pottawatomie and Cleveland counties. 
May-June. 
3. Allium inutabile Michx. Wild Onion. Scape terete, 12'-24' 
tall. Leaves basal, channeled, shorter than the scape. Flowers 
pink, rose or white, 2^2 "-4" long. Perianth-segments lanceolate or 
ovate-lanceolate, acute, acuminate, or obtusish, longer than the sta¬ 
mens. Capsule rather shorter than the perianth, its valves not 
crested. 
Moist soil. Common. April-June. 
4. Allium Nuttallii S. Wats. Nuttall’s Wild Onion. Scape 
slender, terete or nearly so, 4'-8' tall. Leaves basal, shorter than 
the scape or sometimes equaling it. Flowers rose or white, about 
3" long. Perianth-segments ovate, acute, or acuminate, firm, be¬ 
coming rigid in fruit. Stamens shorter than the perianth. Valves 
of capsule not crested. 
Prairies. Common. April-June. 
5. Allium Helleri Small. Heller’s Wild Onion. Bulbs ovoid, 
usually 2 together, fibrous-coated. Scape about 8' high, equaling 
or longer than the leaves. Leaves basal, linear. Bracts ovate to 
ovate-lanceolate, acute. Perianth white or rose. 
Dry soil. April-June. Near Enid. 
6. Allium reticulatum Don. Fraser’s Wild Onion. Similar 
to A. Nuttallii, the bulb rather larger, its coat prominently fibrous- 
reticulated. Scape 3'-10' tall, slender. Leaves usually less than 
1" wide. Pedicels slender, 3"-6" long. Flowers^white or pink, 
2%"-3" long. Perianth segments longer than the stamens, thin. 
Dry, gravelly soil. May-July. Payne County. 
III. NOTHOSCORDUM Kunth. 
Similar to Allium , but without the smell of onions. 
