About Allium drummondii Regel
Allium drummondii Regel, commonly called Drummond's onion, wild garlic, and prairie onion, is a North American onion species native to the southern Great Plains of North America. Its recorded distribution includes South Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico, and northeastern Mexico. This is a perennial plant that grows from bulbs. Its flowers bloom in April and May, and can be any color from white to pink. The species is generally common, and is classed as invasive in some regions. Native American communities gather Allium drummondii for its small edible bulbs. The bulbs contain a large amount of inulin, a non-digestible non-reducing sugar. To make the bulbs edible, they require long heating to break down inulin into digestible sugars.
