Nothoscordum gracile




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).



May 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
May 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
May 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden