Allium burdickii
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Allium burdickii is a plant that is native to fertile soils of woods
in North America
. The onion flavored bulbs and leaves of this plant are edible.
The species name, burdickii, is in honor of Dr. J.H. Burdick of the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University who first described the differences between Allium burdickii and Allium tricoccum.
Woodland
Ecologically, a woodland is a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade. Woodlands may support an understory of shrubs and herbaceous plants including grasses. Woodland may form a transition to shrubland under drier conditions or during early stages of...
in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. The onion flavored bulbs and leaves of this plant are edible.
The species name, burdickii, is in honor of Dr. J.H. Burdick of the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University who first described the differences between Allium burdickii and Allium tricoccum.