Nothoscordum × borbonicum
Appearance
Nothoscordum × borbonicum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Allioideae |
Genus: | Nothoscordum |
Species: | N. × borbonicum
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Binomial name | |
Nothoscordum × borbonicum |
Nothoscordum × borbonicum, also known as honeybells,[1] fragrant false garlic[2] and onion weed, is a bulbous perennial. It has become naturalized as a nearly cosmopolitan weed.[3] The whitish flowers are sweetly scented. It is a hybrid between N. entrerianum and N. gracile.[4]
The binomial names Nothoscordum fragrans and Nothoscordum gracile have also been applied to this plant.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Nothoscordum borbonicum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ a b Knud Rahn. 1998. "Alliaceae" pages 70-78. In: Klaus Kubitzki (editor). The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants volume III. Springer-Verlag: Berlin;Heidelberg, Germany. ISBN 978-3-540-64060-8
- ^ "Nothoscordum × borbonicum", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-02-27