Allium Cernuum (Noun)
Meaning
Widely distributed North American wild onion with white to rose flowers.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Allium cernuum is native to North America, widely distributed from British Columbia to Ontario and south to Wyoming, California, Texas, and New York.
- Nodding onion or allium cernuum is also known as the lady's leek, typically produces 2- to 7-inch clusters of pink to white flowers.
- Allium cernuum grows throughout eastern and western areas of the continent, displaying beautiful, dainty white flowers and strong onion scent.
- Allium cernuum plants tend to grow in clusters, displaying charming clusters of drooping, bell-shaped white flowers between June and August.
- Nodding onion, or wild allium cernuum, can be found in dry to moist prairies and open woods, showcasing its unique, drooping white flowers.