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ID for Catskill 'wild' onion/chive

20 years ago

There's a type of wild onion that grows commonly in the Catskill Mountains of New York State, where dozens rise each year from my vegetable bed. It emerges in early spring, looks then like a chive, but soon forms a thin but tough stalk that buds right about now. Underground, the bulb grows to about ¾". Does anyone know its name, whether it's native, if it's safe to eat in quantities, and anything else about it?

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