Saturday, March 28, 2015

Allium drummondii





























Flowers
  • Tepals (sepals and petals) 6 pale pink to dark rose, cup-shaped
  • 2 cm across long
  • Stamens 6 
  • Filaments pink to white, expanded at the base, adnate (fused) to the base of the tepals.


Inflorescence:

  • loose cluster of florets, unequally stalked
  • 10-12 florets
  • Flowers with stalks4 cm long




















Leaves:

  • Basal, linear to 40 cm long
  • 3 or 4  leaves per bulb
  • Folding at the base

























Stems:
  •  From a bulb (not shown).
  • Aerial stems to 40 cm tall, erect, hollow , single to multiple from the base
  • garlic/onion odor


Other information:

Family: Liliaceae
Common names: wild onion, wild garlic, drummond wild onion
Size: Up to 30 cm tall
Description: Upright to sprawling, bulbs covered with meshlike netting
Habitat:Various soils, likes full sun and shade
Edible parts: flowers, leaves, roots

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