Allium triquetrum L.
(Three-cornered Garlic)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAllium triquetrum (Three-cornered Garlic)
GenusAllium (leeks, onions, garlics)
FamilyAMARYLLIDACEAE (daffodils and onions)
OrderASPARAGALES (orchids, daffodils, onions & irises)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Allium triquetrum (Three-cornered Garlic) :
1: Allium triquetrum (Three-cornered Garlic)
21 Mar 2008 OSGR: SW83 50° 10’ N, 4° 60’ W Vice County: East Cornwall (VC 2) England
beside car park and around low Cornish hedge
Image 1: Flowering plant - close-upImage 2: Flowering plant - close-up (2)Image 3: Flowering plantsImage 4: Flowers - close-upImage 5: Flowers - close-up (2)Image 6: Flowers - close-up (3)Image 7: In flowerImage 8: In flower (2)Image 9: In flower below Cornish hedgeImage 10: In flower - side viewImage 11: In flower - side view (2)
2: Allium triquetrum (Three-cornered Garlic)
17 Mar 2008 OSGR: SW83 50° 10’ N, 4° 60’ W Vice County: East Cornwall (VC 2) England
by roadside
Image 1: Flowering plantImage 2: Flowering plant on Cornish cliff topImage 3: Inflorescence - close-upImage 4: Inflorescences - close-up
3: Allium triquetrum (Three-cornered Garlic)
17 Mar 2008 OSGR: SW83 50° 10’ N, 4° 60’ W Vice County: East Cornwall (VC 2) England
beside path through woodland . Photos: flowers
Image 1: Flower - close-upImage 2: Flower - dissectionImage 3: Flowers - close-upImage 4: Inflorescence and leafImage 5: Inflorescence bud - close-upImage 6: Inflorescence - close-upImage 7: Flower - front 3 tepals removed - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Jukes, A., Wade. M., Ames, V. & McKee, K. Non-Native Garlics

Allium triquetrum (Three-cornered Garlic) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Allium triquetrum (Three-cornered Garlic)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Allium triquetrum (Three-cornered Garlic)
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