Allium triquetrum

Three-cornered leek
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Subgenus: A. subg. Amerallium
Species:
A. triquetrum
Binomial name
Allium triquetrum
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Allium medium G.Don
  • Allium opizii Wolfner
  • Allium triquetrum var. bulbiferum Batt. & Trab.
  • Allium triquetrum f. normale (L.) Maire & Weiller
  • Allium triquetrum var. typicum (L.) Regel
  • Briseis triquetra (L.) Salisb.

Allium triquetrum is a bulbous flowering plant in the genus Allium (onions and garlic) native to the Mediterranean basin. It is known in English as three-cornered leek or three-cornered garlic, in Australia as angled onion[4] and in New Zealand as onion weed.[5] Both the English name and the specific epithet triquetrum refer to the three-cornered shape of the flower stalks.[6]

  1. ^ Allan, D.J. (2018). "Allium triquetrum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 208. e.T172157A136261512. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T172157A136261512.en.
  2. ^ a b "Allium triquetrum L." World Flora Online. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Allium triquetrum L." Tropicos. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Angled onion (Allium Triquetrum)". Victorian Resources Online. Agriculture Victoria. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Allium triquetrum". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  6. ^ Hyam, R.; Pankhurst, R.J. (1 April 1995). Plants and their names : a concise dictionary. Oxford University Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-0198661894.