Nothoscordum gracile

(Dryander) Stearn

Taxon 35: 335. 1986.

Introduced
Basionym: Allium gracile Dryander in W. Aiton, Hort. Kew. 1: 429. 1789
Synonyms: Allium fragrans Ventenat Nothoscordum fragrans (Ventenat) Kunth
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 277.

Bulbs ovoid, ca. 1.5 cm diam.; outer coats brown; bulblets 10–20+. Scapes 1–2, terete, 30–60 cm × 2–3 mm. Leaves 2–9, sheaths enveloping neck of bulb, hyaline, reduced apically; blade linear, 20–40(–50) cm × 4–12 mm, margins entire. Umbel 10–20-flowered, often asymmetrical, to 5 cm diam.; bracts persistent, 2, 1.2–2 cm × 5–8 mm, bases fused, imbricate, margins scarious. Flowers fragrant; tepals white adaxially with pink midvein and greenish bases, oblanceolate, 9–15 × 4 mm, apex obtuse; filaments simple, adnate to tepals, 7–10 mm; anthers dark brown; ovary crestless; style persistent in fruit, ± equaling stamens; stigma unlobed, equaling perianth; pedicel erect to spreading, 2–6 cm, unequal. Capsules obovoid, ca. 6–7 × 6–7 mm. Seeds 8–12 per locule.


Phenology: Flowering Mar–Dec.
Habitat: Roadsides, waste places
Elevation: 0–100 m

Distribution

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Introduced; Ala., Calif., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., S.C., South America.

Discussion

There is considerable controversy over the correct epithet. Based on the information available, the authors feel that Nothoscordum borbonicum Kunth is a misapplied name and that the correct name is Nothoscordum gracile.

In the flora area, Nothoscordum gracile is an escape from cultivation.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Nothoscordum gracile"
T. D. Jacobsen +  and Dale W. McNeal Jr. +
(Dryander) Stearn +
Allium gracile +
Ala. +, Calif. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, La. +, Miss. +, S.C. +  and South America. +
0–100 m +
Roadsides, waste places +
Flowering Mar–Dec. +
ravenna1991a +, small1928a +  and stearn1986a +
Introduced +
Allium fragrans +  and Nothoscordum fragrans +
Nothoscordum gracile +
Nothoscordum +
species +