Allium triquetrum

Common name: Three-cornered Garlic

Meaning of name:

Allium is a Latin word meaning garlic. Triquetrum is from the Latin word triquetrus meaning having three angles. It refers to the three-cornered shape of the flower stalks.

Distribution:

Found from Perth to Albany.

Description:

This plant can have flowering stems up to 45 centimetres tall. The flowers, produced in August and September, are white with a green stripe on each petal.

Notes:

This species is originally from Europe and North Africa.

References:

Western Weeds, A Guide to the Weeds of Western Australia. BMJ Hussey, GJ Keighery, J Dodd, SG Lloyd, RD Cousens. 1997.

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. Third edition 2019.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2886851

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/1378