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Allium tricoccum var. burdickii

There does not seem to be a consensus in the literature on whether it was A.
cernuum or A. tricoccum that Chicago was named for. Swink and Wilhelm state
that it was A. tricoccum var. burdickii (wild leek), but most others
(usually popular literature) give the credit to Allium cernnum (nodding
onion). There seems to be much more nodding onion around than wild leek so
my inclination would be to think that Chicago was named for it rather than
the wild leek, which I have only found occasionally in wooded floodplains -
not numerous enough to name a settlement after - could Swink and Wilhelm be
wrong?  Any help on this would be greatly appreciated as this interesting
historical tid-bit will be part of my thesis on native landscaping. Thanks.

Keith Nowakowski



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