Allium dregeanum

Wildeui [Afrikaans]

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Monocotyledons > Order: Asparagales > Family: Amaryllidaceae > Genus: Allium

Distribution and habitat

Occurs throughout the drier parts of southern Africa, mainly on clay and rocky soils. Often found along roadsides or in fallow fields.

Phenology

Flowers October to December.

References

• Manning, J. & Goldblatt, P. 1997. Nieuwoudtville - Bokkeveld Plateau & Hantam. South African Wild Flower Guide 9. A Guide to the Wild Flowers of Nieuwoudtville, Calvinia, Botterkloof . Botanical Society of Southern Africa, Kirstenbosch.

• Manning, J. Goldblatt, P. and Snijman, D. 2002. The Color Encyclopedia of Cape Bulbs. Timber Press, Portland.

Text by Hamish Robertson