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]
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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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Nothoscordum × borbonicum | |
The binomial names Nothoscordum fragrans and Nothoscordum gracile have also been applied to this plant.[3]
References
- "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- "Nothoscordum borbonicum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- 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
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