Nothoscordum gracile |
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slender false garlic |
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Bulbs | ovoid, ca. 1.5 cm diam.; outer coats brown; bulblets 10–20+. |
Leaves | 2–9, sheaths enveloping neck of bulb, hyaline, reduced apically; blade linear, 20–40(–50) cm × 4–12 mm, margins entire. |
Scapes | 1–2, terete, 30–60 cm × 2–3 mm. |
Umbel | 10–20-flowered, often asymmetrical, to 5 cm diam.; bracts persistent, 2, 1.2–2 cm × 5–8 mm, bases fused, imbricate, margins scarious. |
Flowers | fragrant; tepals white adaxially with pink midvein and greenish bases, oblanceolate, 9–15 × 4 mm, apex obtuse; filaments simple, adnate to tepals, 7–10 mm; anthers dark brown; ovary crestless; style persistent in fruit, ± equaling stamens; stigma unlobed, equaling perianth; pedicel erect to spreading, 2–6 cm, unequal. |
Capsules | obovoid, ca. 6–7 × 6–7 mm. |
Seeds | 8–12 per locule. |
Nothoscordum gracile |
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Phenology | Flowering Mar–Dec. |
Habitat | Roadsides, waste places |
Elevation | 0–100 m [0–300 ft] |
Distribution |
AL; CA; FL; GA; LA; MS; SC; South America [Introduced in North America] |
Discussion | There is considerable controversy over the correct epithet. Based on the information available, the authors feel that Nothoscordum borbonicum Kunth is a misapplied name and that the correct name is Nothoscordum gracile. In the flora area, Nothoscordum gracile is an escape from cultivation. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 277. |
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Synonyms | Allium gracile, Allium fragrans, N. fragrans |
Name authority | (Dryander) Stearn: Taxon 35: 335. (1986) |
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