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Allium textile
Dainty white flowers with pinkish-red center stripes on petals arranged in a flat-topped to rounded cluster. Each round, upright stem has two grass-like leaves. 4-8 inches tall. Blooms in May and June.
Common on dry prairie.
Edible "prairie onion" bulbs have a strong onion odor. Native American tripes and early settlers used wild onions as greens and flavoring, enjoyed them raw or boiled in stews, and often dried them for winter use.
Spotted on Dec 13, 2011
Submitted on Dec 13, 2011
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This spotting interests me because I lived in Chicago for twenty years. Chicago was named by the American Indians.It literally means the city of smelly Onions!Though I never saw them or smelled them....