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False Garlic (Nothoscordum bivalve)
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False Garlic (Nothoscordum bivalve)
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NOBIV
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Nothoscordum bivalve
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Also known as "Crow Poison," false garlic is one of the first native wildflowers to bloom in spring. It often will bloom again in the fall after warm rains; however, during most of the hot summer it is dormant
(
Woodland spiderwort
(
T. Ernestiana)
also behaves this way).
False garlic tolerates a variety of growing conditions. It is an inconspicuous plant that many people dismiss as just a small tuft of grass until the tiny, showy, white flowers appear in March. It is uncertain whether false garlic is toxic to people (or crows).
Uses: Drought tolerant, rock gardens, shade gardens, showy flowers
Bloom time: March - May and often in fall
Height: up to a foot
Space: 4 to 8 inches
Sun: Full sun to medium shade
Water: Dry to average
Q:
is nothoscordum bivalve edible or is is really poisonous? I've looked but cant find much information?
Asked by:
chris
- 3/17/2019
A:
I couldn't find much either:
"Warning: This plant should not be eaten. Some references list this species as poisonous to humans. The jury is still out about its toxicity to crows. " https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=nobi2
"...although some authors consider this plant to be poisonous (Pammel, 1911). There is also sophisticated archaeological evidence that prehistoric people, thousands of years ago, cooked the bulbs of this plant in rock ovens in east Texas (Short et al., 2015)." https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/false_garlic.html
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