FOIBIS

Species Details -
Allium canadense L. var. canadense 

Accepted name: Allium canadense L. var. canadense 
Synonym(s): -Allium   mutabile   Michx.    
-Allium   continuum   Small    
-Allium   canadense   L.   var. robustum   Farwell
-Allium   canadense   L.   var. ovoideum   Farwell
English names: Canada Garlic
French names:
Classification: Kingdom:  Plantae
Divison:   Magnoliophyta
Class:   Liliopsida
Order:   Liliales
Family:   Liliaceae
OPL Code: HALLCAC
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998)
Lifeform: 2
Lifecycle: A
Source database: FOIBIS, June 2005-2012
Floristic Affinities: -
Distribution: -
Ecosystem:
Microhabitat:
Ethnobotanical Notes: Used as a carminative, a mild catharti, diuretic, an expectorant, for scurvy.Tincture used to prevent worms and colic in children and used as a croup remedy. Used for asthma(*7)(3)
Key Characters: -

Species Codes
NRVIS ID
32001
General Status
OMNR Status
COSEWIC
SRANK
S5
GRANK
G5T5
Med Flag
Bayer Codes
 


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