NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Allium keeverae [= Split from Allium cuthbertii]
Keever's Onion
Scientific Name: |
Allium keeverae [= Split from Allium cuthbertii] |
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Genus: |
Allium |
Species Epithet: |
keeverae |
Common Name: |
Keever's Onion |
Plant Type |
Herb/Wildflower |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Alliaceae (Onion Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Invasive Status: |
(*Key) |
Size: |
1-3 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
Pink |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Dry |
Bloom Time: |
May, June |
Growing Area: |
Piedmont |
Habitat Description: |
Weakley 2015: “limited to a series of unusual ‘rich granitic’ domes in the Brushy Mountains of Alexander and Wilkes counties, NC. An NC endemic. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Basal |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Important for Wildlife |
Landscape Value: |
Suitable for home landscapes |
State Rank: |
S2: Imperiled (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G2 - Imperiled (*Key) |
State Status: |
SC-V: Special Concern: Vulnerable, Endemic (*Key) |
Notes: |
More heat tolerant than Allium cernuum. Split from Allium cuthbertii, which is now considered not to be in NC. |
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Distinct green ovaries Garden in Mecklenburg County, NC (originally from Alexander County, NC)
Larry Mellichamp |
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A beautiful species of Allium with erect umbels on top of 2 ft tall stems. Garden in Mecklenburg Co, NC
Larry Mellichamp |
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Links: |
NC Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/allium-cuthbertii/ Vascular Plants of NC: https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/species_account.php 700 Bird-friendly Plants for NC: https://nc.audubon.org/700 |
![The Scientific Name is Allium keeverae [= Split from Allium cuthbertii]. You will likely hear them called Keever's Onion. This picture shows the Distinct green ovaries of Allium keeverae [= Split from Allium cuthbertii]](https://ncwildflower.org/images/plants/Allium_keeverae_TLM_6-6-2013_Meck._Co_.NC_cult_._from_Alexander_Co_.NC_distinction_is_green_ovary_.JPG "Distinct green ovaries of Allium keeverae [= Split from Allium cuthbertii]")
![The Scientific Name is Allium keeverae [= Split from Allium cuthbertii]. You will likely hear them called Keever's Onion. This picture shows the A beautiful species of Allium with erect umbels on top of 2 ft tall stems. of Allium keeverae [= Split from Allium cuthbertii]](https://ncwildflower.org/images/plants/Allium_keeverae_TLM_5-20-2015_Mecklenburg_Co%2CNC-cult.JPG "A beautiful species of Allium with erect umbels on top of 2 ft tall stems. of Allium keeverae [= Split from Allium cuthbertii]")
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