| Tasmania has
four introduced species of Allium (the onion, leek and garlic
genus). These species have bulbs, narrow, flat or cylindrical and
hollow leaves, and smell of garlic or onion. The flowers are in
umbels on the ends of long, erect stalks.
Leucojum aestivum is an occasional
weed that is superficially similar to A. triquetrum. Allium neapolitanum
is Naples onion, A. triquetrum is Three cornered garlic,
A. ampeloprasum is Great headed garlic. A. triquetrum
is very common as a weed of roadsides etc. |
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