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Allium stellatum - Prairie Onion

Prairie Onion

"Prairie Onion" - Liliaceae Family

Allium is the ancient Latin name for garlic.

Perennial growing 1 to 2 feet; white to pink flowers at the top of an arching stem and blooming from July through August. Likes rocky woodland soils from New York to Georgia, west to Texas; west from Minnesota and Michigan to British Columbia.

Native American tribes (especially the Cherokee) used the bulbs of the Prairie Onion as a treatment for croup, colic, colds and fevers. Following a dose of Horsemint tea, the juice of the Prairie Onion was taken for kidney stones and dropsy. Poultices of this species were often applied as a treatment for respiratory disorders by early settlers. Most of the medicinal effects of the Prairie Onion are similar to, but not as strong as its cousin, Wild Garlic.

Allium stellatum

Prairie Onion
 

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