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Wild Onion (Allium canadense), also known as Meadow Garlic, Tree Onion, Wild Garlic, and Canadian Garlic, is a perennial plant native to North America
North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
. It has an edible bulb covered with a dense skin of brown fibers and tastes like an onion. The plant also has strong, onion-like odor. Crow Garlic (Allium vineale
Allium vineale

Allium vineale is a perennial plant bulbflower in the genus Allium, native to Europe, north Africa and western Asia. The species is introduced in Australia and North America, where it has become an invasive species....
) is similar, but it has a strong garlic taste.

The narrow, grass-like leaves
Leaves

Leaves are an Iceland five-piece alternative rock band who formed in 2001. They came to prominence in 2002 with their debut album, Breathe, drawing comparisons to groups such as Coldplay and Doves....
 originate near the base of the stem, which is topped by a dome-like cluster of star-shaped, pink or white flower
Flower

A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproduction structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to mediate the union of male sperm with female ovum in order to produce seeds....
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Wild Onion (Allium canadense), also known as Meadow Garlic, Tree Onion, Wild Garlic, and Canadian Garlic, is a perennial plant native to North America
North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
. It has an edible bulb covered with a dense skin of brown fibers and tastes like an onion. The plant also has strong, onion-like odor. Crow Garlic (Allium vineale
Allium vineale

Allium vineale is a perennial plant bulbflower in the genus Allium, native to Europe, north Africa and western Asia. The species is introduced in Australia and North America, where it has become an invasive species....
) is similar, but it has a strong garlic taste.

The narrow, grass-like leaves
Leaves

Leaves are an Iceland five-piece alternative rock band who formed in 2001. They came to prominence in 2002 with their debut album, Breathe, drawing comparisons to groups such as Coldplay and Doves....
 originate near the base of the stem, which is topped by a dome-like cluster of star-shaped, pink or white flower
Flower

A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproduction structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to mediate the union of male sperm with female ovum in order to produce seeds....
s. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated
Pollination

Pollination in flowering plants and gymnosperms is the process that transfers pollen, which contain the male gametes to where the female gamete are contained within the carpel; in gymnosperms the pollen is directly applied to the ovule itself....
 by bee
Bee

Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants. Bees are a monophyly lineage within the superfamily Apoidea, presently classified by the unranked taxon name Anthophila....
s and other insect
Insect

Insects are the biggest class of arthropods and the only ones with wings. They are the most diverse group of animals on the planet. They are most diverse at the equator and their diversity declines toward the poles....
s. It typically flowers in the spring and early summer, from May to June.

Though the plant is edible, it pays to be careful in identifying it as there are several look-a-likes. The juice of the plant is used as a moth repellent, and the whole plant is said to repel insects and moles . The plant can be rubbed on exposed parts of the body to protect them from the bites of scorpions and lizards.(Plants For A Future
Plants for a Future

Plants For A Future is an online not for profit resource for those interested in list of edible plants of temperate regions. The project currently has two sites in the South West of England where many of the plants are being grown on a trial basis, and maintains a small mail order catalogue....
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