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Fragrant False Garlic |
Nothoscordum borbonicum (Aiton) Nicholson (Fam: ALLIACEAE.)
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| Nomenclature |
Species name: |
Nothoscordum borbonicum (Aiton) Nicholson |
Author(s): |
Karl Sigismund Kunth;
Germany, 1788-1850
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Principal Synonyms: |
Nothoscordum fragrans, Nothoscordum inodorum, Nothoscordum nidulans, Allium inodorum, Allium fragrans |
Common names: |
Fragrant False Garlic, Sweet Garlic, Gowie's Curse, Gowie's Weed |
Maltese names: |
Tewm tal-Qsari |
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Status: |
Naturalised Alien. Not native, introduced in the last 500 years from foreign countries and now found naturalised throughout the Maltese islands |
Remarks: |
This species is also found as Nothoscordum inodorum (a main synonym) in several works and publications. It is believed that Nothoscordum burbonicum is actually a natural hybrid of two other Nothoscordum species. -
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| Specifications & Description |
Life Cycle: | Perennial. |
Growth Form: | GEOPHYTE (Bulbous/Rhizomous plants) |
Habitat: | Cultivated and naturalised. Occurs in the wild as a garden escape and so it is found in fertile soil in urban areas such as near public gardens. Much rarer in open land. Tolerates full shade. |
Frequency: | Rare |
Localities in Malta: | Hastings Garden (Valletta), San Anton, Qormi. |
Plant Height: | 20-30cm. |
| Apr - Jun |
Protection in Malta: | Not Protected by Law (LN200/2011 or LN311/2006) |
Red List 1989: | Not listed in the Flora section of the National Red Data Book (Lanfranco, 1989) |
Poison: | Data not available |
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