Nothoscordum bivalve
false garlic, crowpoison, crow poison
Family
Liliaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate, basal (rosulate)
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
blue, pink, purple, white
Flower Petals
6
Flower Month
February - November
Height (meters)
0.2 - 0.5
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Growing Season
Cool season
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
5
Field Characters
No garlic or onion smell, 6-parted white flower.
Natural History
Grows in low, sandy woods, grasslands, prairies, lawns and disturbed soil throughout Louisiana and most of Texas. It flowers intermittently throughout the year but has its biggest bloom in early spring (one of the first flowers of the year in coastal prairie. It ranges from Florida to Texas and north to Virginia.
Habitat
Prairies and open woods, low sandy woods, moist soils, grasslands, disturbed soils, occasionally pastures, meadows, and ditches.