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| May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
| Family | Alliaceae (also placed in Liliaceae) |
| Scientific name | Nothoscordum gracile (Aiton) Stearn |
| Synonyms | Allium fragrans Ventenat; Allium gracile Aiton; Nothoscordum inodorum (Aiton) auct. non (Aiton) G. Nicholson; Nothoscordum fragrans (Ventenat) Kunth |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) hatake nira (ハタケニラ, 畑韮 [meaning: farmyard nira (nira = Allium tuberosum)]) |
| (English common name) onionweed, slender false garlic, fragrant false garlic | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (mainly in Kanto region) |
| (Other nations) [native] Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay | |
| Habitat | Roadside |
| Chromosomal number | n=8 |
| Description | Bulbs ca. 1cm. Leaves 15-40cm long, 4-8mm wide. Scapes 40-60cm tall. Flowers pedicelets 1-5cm long, 6 white perianths ca. 10mm long, Filaments ca. 7mm long, flowering in May to June. Fruits ca. 8mm long, seeds black ca. 2mm. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Nothoscordum gracile (Aiton) Stearn |
| Nothoscordum gracile (Dryander) Stearn | |
| Note | Naturalized plants (introduced as garden plants in 19th). |
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| May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
