Citation: L., Syst. Nat. edn 10:978 (1759).

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: None

Description:
Stem hollow, 30-80 cm high, leafy to the middle, with a simple ovoid bulb; leaf blades almost terete, channelled above, hollow; spathe of 2 bracts tapering into a long point much exceeding the flowers.

Flowers campanulate, pink or whitish in a loose many-flowered umbel; pedicels very unequal, 1-4 cm long; perianth-segments obtuse, 4-5 mm long and as long as the stamens; filaments all simple; no onion smell.

Published illustration: Grey-Wilson & Mathew (1981) Bulbs, pl. 14.

Distribution:    Native to the Mediterranean region. Conservation status: naturalised Flowering time: Nov.

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

Biology: No text

Author: Not yet available