Allium ursinum umbel of six to 20 white flowers only, lacking the bulbils produced by some other "Allium" species such as "Allium vineale" (crow garlic) and "Allium oleraceum" (field garlic). It flowers in the British Isles from April to June, starting before deciduous trees leaf in the spring. The flower stem is triangular in cross-section and the leaves are broadly lanceolate similar to those of the lily of the valley ("Convallaria majalis"). It is native to temperate regions of Europe, from Britain east to the Caucasus. It is common in much of the lowland British Isles with the exception of the far
John C. Frémont botanical nomenclature eponyms John C. Frémont botanical nomenclature eponyms John C. Frémont (January 21, 1813July 13, 1890) was a 19th Century American explorer of the West during the 1840s and 1850s, popularly known as the "Pathfinder", while serving in the U.S. military and as a private citizen. His first two published federal expeditions launched a mass emigration into the American West producing maps and reliable reports for settlers to read and follow. In the process of botanical nomenclature ("plant naming"), Frémont received many eponyms in his honor and for his work as a botanist. His genus name eponym is "Fremontodendron", while his species