Allium tricoccum (Native)

Habitat: Spring ephemeral species found in rich cove and slope forests, rich floodplain forests, and northern hardwood forests. Frequent to locally common in the mountains; rare in the piedmont. They are best grown in shady areas in moist soil high in organic matter as decomposed leaf litter. They do well under deciduous trees where they can get some sun until the trees leaf out. 

Notes: One of the earliest edible plants to emerge from the ground in the spring and have a distinct strong garlic/onion fragrance distinguishing it from the poisonous look-a-likes Lily of the valley or false hellebores.