WorldFloraDB - Allium triquetrum

Characteristics

Bulb whitish, globose, ovate, 1 × 1-(2) cm, with offset bulbs; sheaths elongate, white, papery, to above ground level. Leaves 2-5, broadly linear, = or overtopping scape, strongly channelled. Scape 20-60 cm high, triquetrous, sheathed by leaves at base. Umbels 3-15-flowered, lax without bulbils; pedicels ± drooping, twice length of flowers; spathe-valves 2, ± deciduous. Flowers 10-15-(20) mm long, ± 15 mm diam., campanulate, white; segments oblong, acute, with green central stripe. Stamens ½ length of perianth; filaments simple without appendages. Capsule c. 7 × 7 mm, light brown. Seeds c. 5 mm long, black.

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Bulb subglobose, c. 1–2 cm diam.; outer tunics membranous, white; bulblets numerous. Leaves 2–5, almost basal, 15–45 cm long, 3–17 mm wide. Scape 10–50 cm long, flaccid and ultimately prostrate in fruit. Umbel 5–10-flowered, loose, one-sided; pedicels 1–2.5 cm long; spathe persistent or caducous. Perianth campanulate, drooping; segments 10–18 cm long, acute or obtuse, white with prominent green median stripe. Stamens included; filaments almost linear, united to segments in lower part, 4–7 mm long. Capsule 6–7 mm long.

An onion family plant. It is a plant which continues to grow from year to year by re-sprouting from the rootstock. It grows to 50 cm high and spreads 30 cm across. The stem is erect. The stem is triangular in cross section. The leaves are narrow and flat. They are 25 cm long and develop in a clump. The flower stem has a triangle shape. It has white flowers with 6 petals. These droop. They are on one side of the stalk. It has a garlic smell.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

entomogamy

Spread

barochory

Mature width (meter)

0.3

Mature height (meter)

0.35 - 0.45

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

It grows in temperate places. It is frost resistant but drought tender. It grows in damp, shaded places. In colder climates it needs well-drained positions. Tasmania Herbarium.

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Hedge banks and waste places on damp soils.

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The bulbs are used in salads. The young leaves are eaten. The flowers can be added to salads.

Uses	environmental use medicinal
Edible	bulbs flowers leaves roots
Therapeutic use	Tumor (unspecified)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed. They can also be grown from the small bulbs.

Mode	divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days)	30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°)	10
Germination luminosity	light
Germination treatment	stratification
Minimum temperature (C°)	-12
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-