Allium triquetrum
(Three-cornered leek)
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Allium triquetrum
(Three-cornered leek), Alphen Trail, Constantia Green Belt,
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. [images Tony Rebelo ©,
iNaturalist] |
Distribution and habitat
Native to the Mediterranean region. Naturalised
in southern Africa. For instance, it has become abundant in
localised areas of public spaces in Constantia as well as Constantia
Nek and Cecilia Forest in the Cape Peninsula (T. Rebelo,
iNaturalist).
Links
Text by Hamish Robertson |
